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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
SENATE TO PROBE.
POSTOFFICE GRAFT.
Blaine Of Wisconsin Is
N a m e d Chairman of
Group to Investigate.

Washington, April.-A sweenino
investigation of government lasSas,
for postoffice buildings was or
dered by the senate and will hao;,,
early this week. -H
Senator Blaine, republican. Wis
consin, author of the resolut;on
calling for inquiries into the more.
than LOO leases, in connection
with charges of fraud and corrun-
ton will be chairman of the sne-
cial committee of five that will
make the study. Vice President
Curtis will name the other mem en-
Oers OF the committee when the
senate meets at noon Monday
biaine sald Friday night he
woulu . Organl5e the investigating
group immediately" He is work.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
Accepts Invitation of Sow
ct Government to Direct
Rehabilitation of Rail
Lines There,

st: Paul, April 2S.-Ralph Budd
president of the Great Northern
has decided to accept the invitation
OF the soviet union of Russia to
direct the rehabilitation of its rail
roads this summer.
Information to this effect was
received in st. Paul Friday from
New York. 1t could not be veri-
fled from Mr.. Budd, who is said
to be on his way to st. Paul from
New York and Washington. Other
officials refused to comment on il.
An official announcement from
Mr.. Budd, who is due to arrive in
st. Paul Saturday, is expected. AL
though Mr.. Budd's office had no
information as to his summer
plans, it is known that the railroad
president had intended to make the
Russian trip if railroad affairs
were such that he could get awav.
The report that Mr.. Budd will
go to Russia is interpreted here as
Indicative of the fact that the
Northerns have given up the pro-
posed plan to divest themselves of
the Burlington in the merger plan
submitted by the interstate com
merce commission. After two
months of work on the commits
sion's proposal, it has been found
impossible to arrive at a satisfac-
tory arrangement by which the
Great Northern and Northern Pa
clfic stockholders could be induced
to dispose of the Burlington pro-
perties, according to the prevalent
belief. Another consolidation plan
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25

So@e things people do to he,o II.
bowels whenever any bad breath
fewerishness, biliousness. or =
tacx OF appetite warn of const,ra-
On, really weaken these ORGANS
Only O doctor knows what s s,;Ii
cleanse the system without h.r,, =
That Is why the laxative in vo -
: nome should have the approval Of
The wonderful producs. knowr A.,
p millions 90 DR.. CaldwelPs Svrro
PePsin 10 a family doctors up ny
scrlption for sluggish bowels. 7,
never varies from the orip;nsI n, ,s =
scrlption which DR.. Caldwell -.
thousands n of times In manv -
% practice. and proved SAFE =, ss,,s
reliable for men, women 49, eh;f- 49,
uren. 10 10 made from heb -
osner pure ingredients 10 n :
essans tasting. and can sorus =
hah You csn buy Ga ~ - = -
hxassvn from all druxsaasaa
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25

ing out a plan of operation tn nro
sent at the first meeting. and av
poets to organize material n.y.,
available before calling witnesses
Postmaster General Brown bas
welcomed the investigation. ase
serting that his administrators, :.
not involved. No opposition ua =
voiced in the senate FRIDAY uho ~s
the resolution was adopteS iii 80
out a record vote.
Representative Mas. ren,,h,;o,n
Minnesota, has charged Rroan'
with deliberately attemrtinr ~ ~
mislead the senate" in connec+;o -
with the St. Paul postoffice con- coval
mercial sub-station. oii
The st. Paul lease has been no
Gated by the postoffice denartr,ant
and the case is now pending in tbe
court of calims. The department
has withheld rent on the b,,;Id;ao.
since 1928 and the owners are ,,oz5,
sueing.
This lease, which a grand i,,ru
charged was "tained with fra,,d =
brought on the investigation
Declaring that the st. paul lao.
was Conceived in fraud and ave-
cuted in fraud" Blaine said y ua.
one example of conditions ev;st s
ing in many other cities.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25

vice, sin nsyf he TO 1o retire from
of his I crew. Rof At paying vi off 4 n s,Ss
front Of the S6teippoln rfs at5ed r a.
might be imposed r mlefe this hi
r. Heavy Labor T I'm him
10 the Carriers a aus50Over.
t tiers, claim that the enc ..! Shipp,s
their vessels are well sea- s:esmen =
pres present conditions, and T%d'i t5.s Vi
m nsars served err for long ' p sast M
S Fdr tSs or retired, the ~I sSos Sseoa
F bor. the the. union showed that S1tOf IS
f for t sG6 g on these v vlss =;
TACT Ia. I. 3O0 per cent in a se essels i /
t eF tried to explain a aw ssvSo pa b
inns IN s. turnover by saying tb some 4
Of the sailors quit their i mat 40
INTO the harvest field in ~ iSOs u 70 8
west each season. Ii me Mort
Prospects for a favOrahr.
on the bills from the 'U oo., rspO
committee are moor cOmna,
ported favOrably, the ''n I'LL L 4
would meet long delays ,1 %5ea e
porn resistance in the Sent sra s'S
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
NEWT. BAKER, One OF LATE W000 4; ;;3s
FAKE LIBERALS In PAY OF S TTTTSO& %N'

Washington-(FP - Newton D.
Baker, general counsel for the
Lake Carriers Association, the
Great Lakes shipping organiza-
ton dominated by the steel trust
was a star witness against the
LaFollette bill for the safeguard
ing of rights of seamen on Great
Lakes vessels, in hearings before
the Nye subcommittee of the Sen
ate commerce committee, April
14-15. The former pro-labor sec
rotary of war in the Wilson cabi-
net, who after the war became
president of the Cleveland Cham
Der of Commerce and came out for
the open shop, deplored the pro-
posed legislation as being unnec-
essary and burdensome to the
shipowners.
Labor Union Broken
After more than 20 years of de-
fiance of the Seamen's Union. fol-
lowing strike against its dis
charge book or industrial passport
system of blacklisting union agi-
alton is in control of the shipping
tators, the Lake Carriers Associ-
of men in and out of the 70 ports
on the Lakes. Andrew Furuseth,
President, and Victor Olander. sec.
rotary of the International Sea
mems Union of America, are urg-
ing the adoption of the LaFollette
measure, supplementing the orig
, inal LaFollette Seamen's Act OF
1916. This new bill provides that
federal shipping commissioner,
shall be established in the Lake
ports, as they are now established
in all salt water ports of the Unit.
ed States, to oversee the signing.
on and paying-off of seamen. Il
also provides for a federal record
book to be carried by the seaman
In place of the present privately
issued discharge book. In thi
federal record book the master o.
the vessel would not be permitted
to write any opinion as to tn,
character or skill of the seaman
The present discharge book issueC
by the Association owes its i'm
portance to the fact that in it
/ master may write denunciatiol
of the seaman which will act as ;
bar to his further employment OF
the Lakes.
Labor Takers Futile.
1t is all a reopening of the wa
on the Great Lakes between tn,
union and the steel trust and it
Obedient allies, the passenger an,
freight carrying lines. Furusetl
and Olander have secured the al,
of LaFollette in proposing tina
that rights of seamen who ma,
want to join the union be in vari
Gus detailed ways protecte
against the anti-union despotism O
the United States Steel Corpora
ton. Protests against these ne1
"handicaps to commerce" are voic
ed by Baker, who knows most O
the democratic and progressiv
senator's; by George A. MARI, sec
rotary of the Carriers, and a bi
delegation of captains and shin
owners.
Poor DOwntrOdden FLUTES!
Mari ridiculed the proposal i
the bill that sailors be permitte
to demand and receive one-half O
the pay due them upon their al
rival at any fueling port. Cap
Thomas Saunders of the freighte
Harvey H. Brown" declared tina
the International Shipmasters' AS
ISOLATION of the Great Lakes wa
solldly opposed to this anothe
burensome" features of the bill
he said it would mean that h
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
YOUR FIGURES TOO
LOW. LAURENCE

These detailed reports show
that between 100000 and 3,000,-
900 workers who want jobs imme-
diately are still looking in vain for
a chance to earn a livelihood. The
American home market continues
to be deprived of their former
buying power, and this handicap
to normal economic life is steadily
weakening the resistance of the
smaller business men to the pres
sure from hard times on the one
hand and big business on the 9TH
er which forces the little business
man into the wage-working class.
Day by day the chorus of criti-
cism of chain stores and chain
banks rises higher, in the House.
Occasionally it is heard in the
Senate. But louder than this pro-
test is the voice of the dominant
financial groups which interlock
the utility corporations, the banks,
the chain stores, the manufactur-
ers' associations, the bar associa-
tions and organized politics. I'm
employment may be a tragedy to
millions of individual American
homes, but it is not worth a NOM
ent's serious consideration to the
men who direct this vast central
oligarchy of private capital. Pres
ident Hoover, in full sympathy
with and allegiance to this scheme
of mergers, is not disturbed by the
bread lines. He ignores every
suggestion that relief should be
given the victims of chronic un-
employment, just as he turns his
back on suggestions that he with
draw his nomination of a yellow
dog injunction Judge to a life job
on the Supreme Court. He lives
outside the workers world.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1880
PROTESTS COUNT

Small tho the protest meeting in the Farmer
Labor Temple last Sunday it had its effect.
The following telegram from Senator Wheeler is
proof:
my resolution extending seed loan to include
loans for gasolene and oil passed by the House
today with minor amendment Resolution passed
Senate April 3rd. Concurrence of Senate to am
end necessary. Will urge immediate action on
matter" B. K. WHEELER.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
MOST OF PLANTS
WORK PART TIME

Portland, Maine, reported that
"The volume of unemployment re-
ported in February was still in
evidence in March" Massachu-
sets in general boosted a slight
improvement, but admitted that
part-time schedules continued in
the boot and shoe industry, parti-
cularly in New England, where a
large number of workers were en-
ployed on a part-time basis, with
quite number idle. The cot
ton textile industry remained un-
changed, and many unemployed. :"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
President Budd of Great
Northern to Go to Russia

probably will be submitted to the
comsslon sometime late this fall.
1t was reported Mr.. Budd's in
Vltatlon to visit Russia this wear
TO make a survey of the rail trans
portation facilities and to act in
an advisory capacity in the task
OF rehabilitating the lines was
made late in January by the Am
torg Trading corporation of New
York for j. Rudzutak, soviet com
mlsar of transportation. This in
vltation to Mr.. Budd and his ac-
ceptance definitely establishes an
international recognition of his
ability not only as a railroad ex-
ecutlve, but as an engineer of high
and as a capable consult
ant in transportation affairs.
The careers of Mr.. Budd and of
John F. Stevens, discoverer of
Maria pass, strikingly go hand in
hand. Mr.. Stevens was vice pres
Ident of the Rock Island when Mr.
Budd was division engineer. Then
Mr.. Stevens was named chief en-
glneer of the Panama canal and
ne took Mr.. Budd down TO rehabil-
tate the Panama railway. Later
Mr.. Stevens was made president of
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
and Mr.. Budd was made chief en-
glneer when he constructed tbe
oregon Trunk line from Bend to
Klamath Falls, Ore. In 1913, Mr..
3udd was made assistant to the
president of the Great Northern
md then chief engineer, which no
ition Mr.. Stevens had held before
lim, and in 1919 was elected pres |
dent.
Mr.. Budd will be ACCOMPANIED |
o Russia by w. r. Wood, mechan-
cal engineer of the Great North |
I'm. They contemplate leaving
or Russia, the latter part of Nav
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
Roosevelt Highway
Completed This Summer

Glacier National Park-UP-
Barring, of course, unforeseen de-
lays, the Roosevelt highway will
be completed several weeks before
the official opening and celebra-
ton in July, according to highway
offlclals. Work has ben resumed
on the Summit Lubec section.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25
MOST OF PLANTS
WORK PART TIME

Portland, Maine, reported that
"The volume of unemployment re-
ported in February was still in
evidence nMarch." Massachu-
sets in general boosted a slight
improvement, but admitted that
part-time schedules continued in
many industries, particularly the
textile, shoe, machinery, wooden
chair and candy factories. In
New Beford "Curtailed operations
continued in the textile mills and
a large surplus of these workers
existed" In Pittsfield there was
a surplus of electrical workers and
textile mill hands, while most of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25

AS soon as war breaks out, by silent consent
OF all concerned, we temporarily close the pages of
the Gospels and cheerfully waIow in the blood
and thunder and the eye-for-an-eye philosophy of
the old Testament-H. W. Van Loon.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-25

Lett LethbTidge, Alta UP -
across across the ne national at bomda,,' ~ !
alberta the Border BOOM y ! !
Coulee field is swinging p'i int n / " I
as one oil derrick after Ni 0o. ~
pokes its head above the S snGlAs
Fourteen derricks stand tod sTa %
more in prospect. The 'T ns1! ", Wy
first producer came in I lsS. ~ u
tember-hOlds the distinc ,f;s 20 }.
yielding oil in every wen !. -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21

opportunity to judge the results by
spending an evening at the high
school.
Bookkeeping students are very bu-
sy and are enjoying their work. They
are all ahead of the schedule and if
they continue as at present will fin
ish before the end Of the year. This
is what is known as contract sub
ject. The student receives credit for
the work accomplished.
It looks as tho there were going 10
be some competent bookkeepers grad
uate from high school this year. Bust
ness houses take notice!
Typewriting is also going over with
bang and there will be at least
two who will be able to make good
next year out in the business world.
We mean two who are graduating;
Of course there are several others in
the class, but they are not seniors.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21
White Bluffs School Notes
Written BY Students.

The first basket ball game of the
1929-30 season will be played at Rich
land Friday night November 81. The
boys are working out in good shape
and expect to give Richland keen
ccmbetition.
According to Mrs. Underhill, she
cannot develop an orchestra with the
students practicing once a week for
thirty minutes; so the orchestra has
ceased to meet until such time as
the students are willing to practice at
home for a definite period each day.
When they show their desire to have
an orchestra by so doing the orches-
ira will again intrigue our ears with
harmonious sounds on Fridays.
The tumbling is going on nicely ane
eventually, we are told, the general
public as well as students will have an
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fenley return
ed Sunday evening from their
trip to Portland and caiifor-
mia. They saw the Hoover home
in Palo Alto were at CARMEL
and San Jose and saw the
Winchester home. They visited Jim
brooks who formerly had the meat
market in Hanford. Jim has but
cher shop at San Jose and IL doing
fine
VIM. S. Weber is driving a new
Franklin car. Mr.. and Mrs. Weber
and Mrs. E. R. Griner were in Yaki-
ma Wednesday.
Mrs. Nina Kline and daughters vi
da and Zoe left the latter part of the
week for Tillamook, Oregon to spend
the winter with Miles Kline. Walter
Elliott took them and their house
hold goods down with his truck.
Mr.! and Mrs. Dominic Battaglia
left last week for Spokane. Lyman
Moulster took their household goods
over by truck and returned Sunday
evening with load of flour and
grain for H. H. Boie.
Wilfred McConnachie came over
from Wallace, Idaho last Thursday.
He returned Monday taking back a
load of apples which he and William
Syfford expect to sell. Lyman Moul-
ster took the apples over in his truck.
Burton Kirby, the son of Mr.. aud
Mrs. w. H. Kirby just recently had
intestinal Flu and was on the road
to recovery when he came down with
small pox. DR.. Spaulding placed the
family under quarantine last Sunday.
r. E. Mansfield and family of Cash
mere spent the weekend at the e.
r. Griner home. Mr.. Manson is the
Asst. postmaster at Cashmere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar McConna-
chic, George McConnachie, Mrs. ].
A. Purdy and Elsie Clyde were in
Yakima last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Potter are at
the home of the Jerry Potters in Santa
Rosa, Calf. Jack has a two-year con-
tract job cementing the banks of the
Santa Rosa creek.
A special song service will be held
in connection with the evening SER
vice at the church Sunday evening,
Nov.23 at 1880 p. m.
James lWestmoreland arrived last
Thursday from Seattle to visit his
daughter Mrs. c. Fl. Young and fami.
ly. He accompanied the Young fani-
ly to Prosser Sunday and from there
went to Seattle by rail.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21

Introduction to landscape garden
ing" is the title of newly organized
correspondence course to be spon-
scred by the State College division
of general college extension, accord
ing to DR.. F. F. Nader, head.
The course, planned by ]. R. Her
man, State College instructor in land
scape gardening, is intended to help
the owner of homes and small plots
in his problems. It includes lessons in
the artistic planning of the home gar
den' the choice and care of shrubs
flowers, plants and lawns and the
combating of garden diseases and
pests.
Two credits toward college degree
may be earned by students enrolled ;r
the course, or the work may be taken
merely as an international source.
There are no entrance requirements.
Additional in formation may be Sc.
cured by addressing DR.. Nader, divi-
sion of general college extension,
State College of Washington, Pull
man.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21
THE HEART OF A CHILD

Much has been accomplished during
the past few years to prevent and con-
troll the common" diseases of child
decrease in infant mortality, the con-
troll of tuberculosis, the possibility
Of completely eliminating diphtherla
and small pox-all these should make
the parents of today appreciate the
accomplishments of medical science,
suggests the Public Health League of
Washington.
But we should give more attention
to the prevention of what is now a
grave menace to childhood heart
disease, which so often has it's origin
IN early life. We are told that prac
tically 1870 of all cases of heart di-
sease develop in children under 10
years of age, and we know that in the
period 1921 to 1927, heart deisease
was the THIRD highest cause of
child deaths.
Perhaps rheumatism and tonsillit1s
are the chief offenders in creating
heart Infections Certainly statistics
show high percentage of defective
hearts among children who have had
tonsillar infections. The infections of
diphtheria, scarlet feverb St. Vitus'
dance or measles, also decayed teeth
or adenoids account for a large num-
Der of faulty hearts. Bad health habits
can cause damage to the heart mus
cles and much higher percentage
of undernourished children have heart
disease than children who are ade-
quately nourished.
There are so many different degrees
of heart damage, each requiring its
own method of treatment, that no gen.
eral rule is applicable to every pa
tient. But if every child possessing
faulty heart were given skilled care
and instruction by physician, many
premature adult deaths could be
avoided.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21
ALLARD-VERNITA
Famous Early Fruit District

L. N. Fry was business visitor in
Yakima Wednesday. Mrs. O. w. Brown
accompanied him to do some shop
ping in the city.
Mrs. Hattie Howard, teacher of
the Vernita school, was the honor
guest at a birthday party Monday
evening at Anaqum Ranch, Mrs. An
ma Jaeger assisting the school child
rem in entertaining. Besides Mrs.
Howard and her family, the guests
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
sigurdson and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. P. Richmond and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
E. Meeker and family, Mrs. Fry and
Catherine, Miss Anna Knaub, and Rod
Knaub and Otto Jaeger. The evening
was spent with games and music and
everybody had fine time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21

Few flowers yield so lavish a re-
turn for small effort as garden iri-
ses. One essential in iris culture is
that other plants surrounding them
do not grow over them after their
Towering season. Shade over iris rhi.
zones prevents proper growth and
curtails bloom for the next year,
Flower buds for next season are
formed in late summer or early fall,
so it is better to transplant irises
either before or after this time.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21

L. T. Brooks and his son Lew
were business visitors in Yakim
Thursday of last week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-11-21
The News In Hanford
By Mrs. M. r. Slavsms

At meeting of the city water users
the following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing year: Pres,
A. M. Rollinger; Vice-president, G..
Herbert Smith; Sec., Fl. H. Boie;
Treas, ]. w. Fenley; Director, VIM.
S. Weber. The city water system in
GLIDING pump, well, etc. has cost over
$1,000 and there is a surplus in ths
treasury. A new water bond has been
issued