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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
SENDER GARLN
TELLS OF USSR
LECTURE WILL CONTRAST
FARMERS CONDITIONS.

Sender Garlin has Just return
ed from a four months tour Of
the Soviet Russia and of Germa-
ny. While in Soviet Russia
(USSR) he visited the principal
cities under the direction of the
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
The Soviet Five Year
Plan Goes or to Victory

OIL
1872 sars produced 100000 tons of OIL In 1881
ONT output is 276OOO0O The Soviet Union has carried
O eyear of oil production in IA years and Is now
second place after the United States Soviet output OF
sun increasing and nearing the first place IN the world
ELECTRICITY
a 1877 Russia produced million HIOwat hours In 1881
produces 1270O million klOwa hours and Is about 70
~ "ne OF the leading positions in the world.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
the osSR viii occupy 1892 the first place in the world IN
France OF agricultural machinery leaving the uSA Canada
| anu Germany way behind
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04
SUCARCOMPANY
CHECKS COVER
EXPLOTATION
FARMERS USED AS SLAVE
DRIVERS OF MEXICAN
WORKERS AND FAMILIES.

The big beet corporations are
flooding the northwest with press
releases telling of the hundreds
of thousand of dollars that have
been paid out for the crop this
year to the farmers. The capital
list papers print this vicious and
lying material verbatim. The fol-
lowing is taken from the Sidney
(Montana) Herald.
Checks were mailed out by
the Holly Sugar Co. office here
yesterday to beet growers of
this factory territory in total
amount of $697, 641.64. This is
the November payment and
there yet remains a small pay
ment to scattered growers in
the territory whose deliveries
were late which will be made in
December. On October 10 the
company made the initial pay
ment to the growers in the am
cunt of $66,887.88. This makes
a total received by the growers
in the two payments of $751;
529.42, which will be increased
to the amount of the December
payment"
"The total then which the
growers will receive for their
gross crop this year will be
1888, 229.42 plus the small pay
ment in December for the late
deliveries"
! Wretched Exploitation
Behind these figures lies a
wretched exploitation as can b
seen in an agrarian section of tn
United States. The beet grower
are farmers who are used by tn
sugar companies to exploit tn
Mexican agricultural workers
the fields. Out of these wonder
full checks that the sugar comps
MES are sending out the farmer
have to pay for their water right
and have to pay the work of til
Mexican workers. After every
thing is paid for he is left wit
practically nothing.
During the year he has acte
as the slave driver of the sugs
companies to exploit the Mexics
workers in the fields. These Me,
lean field workers are paid by tt
acre for the entire season. S
, terribly low is the contract pri,
for the work that the entire fam
: ly has to slave at the back-breal
! ing torture of sugar beet raisin
r In the sugar beet fields, childrt
: of five and six years of age al
: older can be seen shaving so tn
2 the family can get enough to e
i list on.
The season in the fields las
: from May until November. t
n Mexican families live in ado
t huts, crowded with a number
: families in the hut. Absolute
no provisions for sanitation a
made for the Mexican workers.
= Sugar Factory Inferno
'' In the sugar factories the wor
: ers are mostly young Americ
farm boys. The factories ha
1 been working twenty-four hot
day, with two shifts of twel
hours each. The heat in the Z;
tory is so intense that the VOL
ers wear only overalls so that tn
can manage to work in the inter
heat. For this twelve hour inf
no slavery the profit-hungry 81
ar corporations were paying
an hour.
| This is the terror and horrl
exploitation behind those chez
that the sugar company is SCI
ing out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-04

Oulls Try PrOvOcatiOn At Meeting
Meeting is over, four to five
~OuSand people there. Delegates
marched in with banners showing
wat state they represented, all
Continued en- P@ge Two)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
To Spend Half Million
In Yakima Valley

Government expenditures on irri-
cation projects in the Yakima and
Kittitas valleys in 1880 aggregated
$2,535,200, and funds are available
for the first six months of 1881,
amounting to $663,0oo. Other con-
struction jobs awaiting the letting
of contracts and the clearing away
of legal obstacles will further aug
ment the funds for 1881.
The sum of $1,50O,000 is available
for start on the Gle Elun reservoir
development. and there is a possibil-
ity that this work will begin before
midsummer and that operations may
be under way on large scale before
fall.
Congress has made available $780,
900 for the rehabilitation of the Ken
newick Highlands, and it is hoped
locally that word may be received
at any time that this fund may be-
come Immediately available.
Other expenditures are provided
for the Kliclxitat survey, for the
Wapato project and for the Indian
service irrigation work.-Yakima
Herald.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
RECORDS SHOW NO BIRTHS
IN WHITE BLUFFS IN 1880

According to the records of Mrs.
M. M. Heath, statistician Of births
and deaths for this valley, there were
four births in the entire valley during
1880, one at Vernita and three al Han
ford. There were none at White Bluffs
and of the four deaths registered,
there were two at Hanford and two
at White Bluffs both of the latter be-
ing deaths of non-residents, Ralph
Moen of Ellensburg, who drowned and
Frank Prime of Okanogan, WHO pass
ed away while visiting his daughter,
Mrs. j. A. Bradley, here. There were
number of babies born to White
Bluffs parents and several residents
of this place passed away during the
year, but in each case the event oc-
Cured at some other place, but TIE
records of the local registrar cover
ed only births and deaths that hap
pened here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
pasco Ships 1928
Straight Cars of Lettuce

A report of the fall lettuce season
which is just closing has been COM
piled by D. B. Baker, manager of
the Pasco Growers association plant
here. One hundred twenty-three
straight cars Of lettuce and consid-
cradle additional tonnage in lei ship
nents have been handled since the
fall lettuce season opened on October
9TH and up to the closing of the
shipping season on December Goth.
A grand total of 1926 crates If
the green vegetable were handled
by this association alone.
Gross revenues from this crop
reached $67,831.71. After deducting
all selling expenses, packing and
handling charges, labor, icing, in
fact everything but the price of the
crates, the average net returns were
'$1.18 a crate. This is 15c less than
the average net return per crate for
the 1929 season. Handling charges
including all ice, paper. light and
power, labor in unloading from the
trucks and packing, loading into
cars, etc., ran 31c per crate. About
$4,000 were distributed here for la
Dor. ice and other incidentals in
packing operations
AS reasons for the smaller price
than last year, Mr.. Baker pointed
out that the general depression wa;
one factor while others were the
poorer quality of the lettuce, which
failed to head I'D satisfactorily as
in past years. and smaller sizes ne
cessary to pack which brot lower
price on the markets. However
he said, the price range was more
uniform with no price as high as
last years peak and few lots touch
ing as low bottom as the low Of
the preceding season.
Markets were spread from Seattle
on the Pacific to New York City on
the Atlantic; and from Columbus,
Georgia and points in the Carolinas
on the south to the larger places in
the Canadian provinces on the
north.-Pasco Herald
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
Richland Has
Fishing Dog

Bears that scoop fish from forest
streams have been common know
ledge But diving, fishing dogs are
novelty in any mans country.
Jim Grierson, who lives at Rich
land had a dog who loves to fish.
and whenever he gets the chance
he gets 'em. His record is II in 10
minutes.
The dog is so crazy about the
sport that he even breaks through ice
to land fish. Last Saturday he was
taken to pond where he broke the
ice covering. stood on his hind legs
and plunged head first to the bottom
Of the pond and then brought up
carp about II inches long which
he adoringly laid at the feet of his
master.
The dog is red spaniel and he
seems to take delight in diving head
first into the water and bringing up
carp for his naster.-Kennewick
Courier Reporter.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
1t Was Reported To Us That

w. R. Kirby, accompanied by AL
bert Spear, made trip in his truck
to Neppel last Sunday to move the
Pinkerton sheep camp to the Benson
ranch, which has been leased for a
period of years by the Big Berd
Land Company.
Mrs. F. E. TAYLOR has been suf
fering considerable inconvenience and
pain this week from a deep cut in
flicted on the index finger of her
right hand by piece Of broken glass
when she was opening a jar of aspar-
agus last Saturday.
A hearing will be held January IL
at Yakima by the state department. of
public works, regarding the licensing
of stage line between Yakima and
Hanford and White Bluffs, and Yak
ina and White Swan. Two Bus opera
tors, Frank O'Day and E. ]. Mulkey
have asked for a franchise to provide
passenger and freight service between
the towns.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
PLANS BEING MADE FOR
HORTICULTURAL SCHOOLS

Plans are being made for the hold
ing of the winter Horticultural
schools such as have been held dur
ing the past three winters. Dates
have not been definitely set because
of our not being able to know at
this time just what dates we may
be able to secure ]. T. Bregger,
Extension Horticulturist AS soon as
these dates are made available in
formation as to dates for the school
will be given out.
1t is expected that a varied pro-
gram on various phases of orchard
and truck crop production will be
arranged. Mr.. Bregger will discuss
principally pruning problems of the
various tree fruits as we'll as genera.
problems on truck crop production
We hope to have the services Of
Mr.. H. P. Singleton of the Expert
ment Station. We expect to have Mr..
Singleton discuss irrigation problems
with growers. He will also assist
in the discussion on fertilization work.
Mr.. Doyle Starcher. District In
spector, Prosser, will also assist with
the work this year, discussing the
newer information available on moth
control work.
The Extension Agent expects to
make commercial fertilizer and its
use. along with the discussion Of
fundamentals of soil fertility and crop
production. his main tonic.
E. c. DURDLE,
County Agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
Board Recalls
District Bond
Election
To Be Held Later After
Exclusion Petitions Have
Been Passed Upon

The new board of directors of the
Priest Rapids Irrigation District met
Tuesday evening at their first reg
ular monthly meeting date and organ
lied by the selection of w. j. Kim
caid as president and D. S. Wilkin-
son as secretary. The First Bank OF
White Bluffs building was designat-
ed as the office of the district.
The communication of Fred Cum
ningham, attorney for the district, in
which he advised that since the re-
ownership sale was going to be held
at later date than was at first an
ticipated, the bond election now be
ing advertised lbe recalled and held
at later date after the exclusion
petitions had been acted on by the
board, was read and approved by the
board by the passage of a resolution,
and the bond election will probably
be held during the fore part of Feb
ruary.
The board instructed the secretary
to have notice for all petitions for
exclusion of lands now in his hands,
published as soon as copy could be
prepared and the date for the hear
ing thereon was set for the next reg
ular meeting Of the board, February
3, 1881, at 10 o'clock am. The board
hopes to have the notice of the ex-
illusions started in the Spokesman
next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
JAMES SHEPHERD TO
BE CHIEF DEPUTY

James Shepherd, sheriff Of Ben
ton county for the past eight years,
will be retained aas chief deputy
when Sheriff Elect j. K. McFar-
land takes office next Monday, the
latter announced this week. Re-
garding other deputies in the coun-
ty, Mr.. Mcfarland said that G. I
Wright of White Bluffs will repre-
sent the office in the northern part
of the county, and that c. 3. Cope
land, chief of police at Kennewick,
who has served as special deputy in
that territory since the resignation
of C. r. MCGEE, will continue in
that capacity.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
FUNERAL OF PIONEER
WOMAN TO BE HELD SUNDAY

Word came Thursday morning of
the death of Mrs. Matte McGlothlen
at Medical Lake the preceding eve
ming. Arrangements have been made
for the funeral to be held in the
Presbyterian church at Hanford at
one O'Clock pm. Sunday, January IL,
the services to ibe conducted by
Seventh Day Adventist minister of
Yakima. Interment in the White
Bluffs cemetery will follow. Mrs. Nc
Glothlen's obituary will be published
next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY
PARTY AT HIATT HOME
(Contributed)


Last Friday evening very enjoy
able party was thrown at the home
of H. H. Hiatt. The party was spon-
sored by the Ray family and Miss
Dorothy Upton. Dancing, to the more
or less combined music of radio,
photograph, harmonica, jew's-harp
and home grown singing, was in
dulged in till the "wee, sma' hours"
of the morning.
During time out for breathing
purposes, the host pulled few Drain
storms" which seemed to give the
young people quite kick. One OF
these consisted of neighborhood names
described by puns which the guests
guessed or didn't guess, (try and say
it). The Upton girls just couldn't
see their own name in "a gift and
heavy. weight" nor could the Rays
see theirs in "a BEAM" No accurate
account was kept but Mickey seemed
to have the edge in guessing. They
were then treated to some mysterious
mathematics known as "the lie de-
tector" and the ''lie" was detected
every time. There was also some
ludicrous free-hand drawing by aid
of a mirror.
Sandwiches, cake and coffee were
served. Some say that the basketball
team would have piled up larger
score for White Bluffs if the boys
had stayed home Friday night.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray,
Irene, Willetta, Lilly and Roscoe
Ray, Gertrude, Dorothy and Grace
Upton, Mickey and Chuck Scovel,
Tom Wade, Jim McCotter, AL Barnes
and Bill Hall.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
NEWS FROM NEIGHBOR|NG TOWNS

Grey Park, the pilot attempted to
land again, when the plane became
entangled in high trees and power
lines and crashed into a residence
at the dead of night. The occupants
of the house were routed out in their
night clothes, but their home was
a total loss and the plane was dam
aged beyond repair.
Three bags of mail of the 1900
pound cargo were salvaged from the
fire. Mrs. Lenehan's letter was among
the number recovered and though
badly burned about the edges it was
stamped ION wrecked and Burned
Plane and reached its destination
on December 24th.-Prosser Record
Bulletin.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09

Miss Lorraine Shanahan left Sun
day for Spokane to resume her studies
at the Northwestern Business College.
Cecil Borden of Seattle has been
in the valley this week visiting rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ponsat made
trip to Yakima last Saturday to
bring home their son, Gilbert, who
had been receiving treatment from
an eye specialist there, but who is
now pronounced completely recovered
from the injury that for time
threatend the loss of his sight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bonney drove
over from Wapato last Saturday to
visit old friends for few hours.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bonney taught
in the White Bluffs schools at one
time and are teaching in Wapato now,
Mr.. Ronney in the Wapato high
school and Mrs. Bonney in the grades.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
COLLEGE YOUNG FOLKS
ENTERTAINED WITH PARTY

Miss Virginia Kincaid entertained
at her home last Friday evening with
a pleasant party. Cards and dancing
were the diversions of the evening,
which was made especially enjoyable
by its being reunion Of former
high school friends, some of whom
are now in college, but were spending
the holidays at home. Those present
were the Misses Dorothy Morford,
Lillian Shinn, Alta Wright and Vir-
glnia Kincaid; and the Messrs. Fran
CHS Shanahan, Carl Becht, Dudley
wilkinson and Jack ODarey.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
VERY LITTLE SUNSHINE
DOLED OUT IN DECEMBER

Although Decmeber, 1880, could
boast of but one clear day out of it's
81, six other days were only partly
cloudy, leaving "a on which the sun
did not shine at all, so says the
weather report for the government
station at Wahluke, according to
Cooperative Observer Gabriel Jad-
dan. Very little moisture is recorded,
the total precipitation being 81 in
ches. Notwithstanding the dark days,
however, there was no really cold
weather, the minimum temperature
reached on the 31st being only Is
degrees above zero, while on the 18th
the mercury went as high as So de-
grees.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09

A cheerful note from F. D. Ed
wards, old timer of this valley now
living at battle-ground. Washington,
came to the Spokesman office this
week and his good wishes sent to
the many friends of the family here
are passed on. Mr.. Edwards says:
We've had splendid weather-we
had to for plowed seventy acres
and seeded fifty acres with one team
and grain looks good. Our cold
spell will come soon, we expect. We
are all well. My thoughts are with
you people of the Priest Rapids VAL
ley, and my best wishes for those
who deserve them"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09

Those who wish to donate fruit o.
clothing to the Washington Child
ren's Home are reminded that the
committee is trying to get the ship
ment ready to send early next week
and would appreciate if all donations
are turned in by Saturday. The regu-
lar relief committee of the club, Mrs.
r. B. McMurry and Mrs. Edmund
Anderson, have this matter in charge.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
PASSING OF J. {. BAKER
LOSS TO TWO COMMUNITIES
The following account of the death
of ]. E. Baker is reprinted from the
Sedro Woo1ley Courier Times

Funeral services for Joseph Elmer
Baker, who died suddenly December
26, were held. Tuesday afternoon from
the Higley chapel, with the Masonic
lodge in charge of the ceremony. His
sudden passing came as a shock to
the entire community, where he was
held in the highest esteem. He had
been enjoying perfect health and had
just returned from trip to his apple
orchard at White Bluffs, some fifty
miles beyond Yakima, and was ex-
pecting' to spend the winter here with
Mrs. Baker. Death was caused by
apoplexy and came as he and a
nephew, Charles Mortland, were pre-
pairing dinner Friday evening, while
Mrs. Baker was in Snohomish with
her sister, who was i'll.
Joe Baker had lived in Skagit county
since 1905, and was one of the best
liked men in the entire county. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Doyche
Baker; two daughters, Mrs. Colburn
G. Anderson and Mrs. Peter Ander-
son, both of Seattle; sister, Mrs,
Neil Allenson of Bellingham, and
brother, Fray Baker who resides in
Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, have
made their home here for several
years at Fifth and Warner streets,
when they were not at their orchard
at White Bluffs.
MIR. Baker was associated for many
years with the Atlas Lumber Company
at McMurray, and was active in lay
ing out the town. He owned and OPP
Grated the big Skagit Trading Com
pany store for many years until he
sold out the business in 1926 and
moved to- Sedro Woolley and at the
same time took over the management
of the orchard at White Bluffs, adj
joining the Nitzsche place.
Mr.. Baker was known as progress
sive merchant and was regarded as
one of the outstanding citizens of
Skagit county. Born in Texas, Feb
ruary rs, 1878, he lived a few years
in Missouri and Colorado, coming
to the State of Washington in 1908.
He was a member III 81. Il. Baker
Masonic Lodge at MoEnt Vernon;
Of the York Rite bodies there and of
Nile Temple, Shriners.
During the past two seasons Mr..
Baker had been in active charge of
his orchard property here at White
Bluffs and made many friends who
were shocked to learn of his sudden
passing. On leaving for the Coast on
his last trip over here just few days
before his death, Mr.. Baker said that
it was his intention to move to White
Bluffs in the near future, not only
to manage his orchard property but
to look after the farm of the late
Robert Nitzsche until the affairs of
the estate could be Strengthened out.
He had keen active business mind
and his loss will be felt here fully as
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
Mail Plane Wrecked
In California

Mrs. D. J. Lenehan has received
word from her son in Los Angeles
that her letter sent to him via air
mail was on the mail plane recently
wrecked in Los Angeles. The plane
was one flying on the Salt Lake
City Western Air Express line and,
overshooting the air port at Mont
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09
JANUARY MEETING OF CLUB
PROMISES GOOD PROGRAM

The January meeting of the Wo-
mans Club will be held Wednesday
afternoon, January IA, at Edgewater
Terrace ranch, the home of Mrs. L.
2. Burns, in order that musical
setting may be provided for the
program on Poems of the Golden
West" to be given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Alex Parke.
The program will therefore appeal
to lovers of music as well as of
poetry and is to be presented as
follows:
Discussion of two Washington Poets,
Higginson and Hartman
Mrs. Parke
Song, "Where the Four Leaf Clover
Crows
Mrs. Burns
Joaquin Miller, his life and poetry
Mrs. Parke
Musical Reading, "Out Where the
West Begins"
Mrs. F. E. Taylor
Work of Robert w. Service
Mrs. Parke
Reading, "The Shooting of Dan Nc
Grew"
Mrs. ]. c. Shoots
Summary of the place Of Western
poets
Mrs. Parke
Responses to roll call will be the
names of favorite Western poets,
and hostesses for the afternoon will
be Mrs. A. C. Wade and Mrs. w.
II III ALI a.a. &c 41.a .rallau
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09

Robbins brothers shipped 1914 fine
furs to st. Louis last week, which
was the bulk of their catch this sea-
son.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-09

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-04-20
Laundrymen Rename
Grand Forks Man

Fargo, April 20.-HeW. A. Collins,
Grand Forks, was reelected president
OF the North Dakota Laundry Owners
association at the concluding session
Of their two-day convention in Fargo
ct noon Saturday.
A. Hegge, Fargo, was renamed vice
president. and Avery l.. johnson,
Devils Lake. was returned to the post
Of secretary.
Grand Forks. scene of the organiza-
ton meeting a. years ago, will be host
to the laundry men at the celebration
Of their 25th anniversary In 1882.
Date Of the session will be announced
later by association officers.
Included among speakers Saturday
were MI. johnson, MI. Collins, Birlea
O. Ward, Bismarck, and Mr.. Hegge.