davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-15
Announcements OF
the Churches

St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran
Many are called. but few are chos-
en."-Matthew %, ID.
1000 A. M, Sunday School.
1000 A. NJ, Bible Study.
11:00 A. M, Divine Service.
REV. L.. @. KRu0,
Faster
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-15
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

At w. G. Wilson home.
Sabbath school service, 200 p. m.
Bible Study, 2:45
>~~>>o~@~>~o~>o~
Mt. Gable Chapter No. 200 O. E. 8.
Stated Communications LIST and 3rd
= s s::.:.,: ' ":.::'' v s,".'::
Theresa Picatti, w. M.
Harriet Joyce, Sec.
~~~~~~~o>~-o~~~-o~>~~ -~~No~-~~~~o~~~~
HanfOrd Lodge No. 256, F. & A. M.
Meets End and 4th Wednesdays, 8 pm.
& Masonic Hall, Hanford, Wash.
NNEAl Visiting brothers cordially
/WW\ invited
Norman Anglin, w. M.
Edwin F. Newton, Sec'y
~~~~~o~~-~~~~~ ~-~-~~~o~~~~~~~~~
Business and Professional
Directory
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-15
Community Presbyterian

Old Home Church Sunday.
Sunday School at 10 q. m.
Sermon at II a. m. by Rev. B. "A.
Sunday School missionary.
Rev. n. A. Noyes,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-15


>~~~N~~~~~>~~~~ ~~~~~N~~~~~~-~
Irvie quart of milk last week. Only
instead of saying it with flowers, she
believes that the way to mans heart
is through his stomach.
WANTED: Odd jobs locating lost
articles. For reference inquire Minnie
Schicka. IRVIE WRIGHT.
Our largest packout for the week
was Monday with 1902 packed boxes;
Mayme Wright again rolling up the
largest individual score for that day
with 1876.
Inspector Anglin narrowly escaped
with his life Monday when his wife
tried to start the car and carry on an
animated conversation at the same
time. Feeling that life meant more
than dignity, Mr.. Anglin did Douglas
Fairbanks up the side of another car
to get out of her way and chung there
precariously until the coast was clear.
Try again, Myrtle, maybe you'll get
him next time.
The Senior Sewing Club will sell
home made candy at the warehouse
Saturday afternoon. Bring your change
| That Ill on the back of Mrs. Brough-
tons pajamas is not the price tag.
In his hurry to stamp up bunch of
boxes Saturday, Irvie absentmindedly
stamped the wrong article.
First aid was called out for Mrs.
Grant last Saturday when she mad
vertently inhaled the fumes of mag
pie apple. We doubt whether she was
ever a jumping center on basketball
team, but she hit the ceiling just the
same.
One of the best Winesap crops to
go through the warehouse this year
was from the NOVEL; ranch, which is
managed by Cliff Brougnton. The
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-10-15

~N~"OcNN~~NN@N>/><N<~ ><>r~>><>@>r/N~<<>"~~
score sheet showed SO per cent extras,
33 fancy, and IA c grade.
eff you can't pay, don't play is a
sign that is said to occupy promin-
ent place in certain business houses.
Irvie says this would be good one
to hang up in the warehouse. Any
how, he says he isn't going to shave
again until he can collect in advance
but Beth says tina, she overbid her
hand.
1t has been suggested to us that the
| following under the head Events
That Never Occur in Our Warehouse
be published in the Warehouse Chat
column
Irvie cheering wildly for the Cards.
George dumping SO that the apples
are evenly divided between both sides
of the grader.
Mrs Anglin maintaining absolute
silence for hours-or minutes.
| Rhoda Evett in a towering rage
about anything.
Harry Foltz working so hard that
he has no time to visit with the packers.
Mrs. Mykol and Mrs. Barge perfectly
comfortable at the machine
All the sorters agreeing about the
temperature of the packing room and
all the packers satisfied with the way
| the apples are coming.
Our anonymous contributor also sent
| in this item:
| There is nothing remarkable about
the fact that Teddy Wright, our pinch
hitter (sorter) sings over and over
again while sorting, I'm Alone Be-
cause / Love You" It's captivating
little ditty and generally popular
But, is it merely coincidence that
"Wee Willie, sometimes called Snoose
or Snuce, also MARBLES the same song
over and over to the apples as he
packs them at the Codding- Heidemar
Warehouse? 1--WE gotta look into this
and we suggest that our companion in
misery Margie Holecek, reporter fol
said warehouse assist us in deciding
this momentous question-1s 1t merely
! a coincidence?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1881
The Veterans Sacrifice

On the national Memorial Day. in paying honor to the men who have given their lives to the country in all our wars. we should also think of the sacrifices made by all the veterans, living and dead, when they enlisted for the defense of their country. A normal mind shrinks in siekening disgust from wars horrors. It is dreadful thing to be exposed to shell fire. or to defend the trenches against an attacking force armed with all the deadly weapons that dabolical science can invent. It is fearful thought that in twinkling of an eye, ones life may be snuffed out as one would kill fly or worm.
 With dauntless courage, our soldiers faced all these direful possibilities. In our quiet homes, we have no conception of these awful scenes. When the boys returned from the World war. 1t was noticed that they hated to talk about their experiences. They wanted to forget these terrible scenes of carnage. The veterans faced many fates that are worse than death They took the chances of horrible naiming injuries. that would leave them help- less and crippled for life. The pathetic picture upon our streets
 More than that. war has erippling effect on the lives of many men. The exposures of battle and trench life are so severe that health is often permanently broken. Many men re- turn from wars with their ability to earn a living very seriously impaired. Their whole careers are stricken. The American people owe very great debt to the heroes of all wars. who have passed through this hell of fire and danger. The debt must not be for gotten. While we honor those who have passed on on Decoration Day. let us remem- Der the living also. and see to it that all who suffer from the scars of war are given gener- ous assistance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

not have changed che situation one bit. We elect our representatives and senators not to vent personal feelings or spite upon their fel- low members. but to make and unmake out laws. Probably were we in Representative Burns shoes we would nave recommended the same procedure. but fortunately for the state we were where we are today. Hence our dispas- sionate view of the arena now that the smoke and dust have raised and we can view the debacle.
 The democratic party has not emerged un- scathed from the fray. but it is in better shape for the elections of l932 than the republican party is Even the Hartford Courant will admit this. The leading republican journal of the state finds the majority party uninspired in its actions in the lo3l session. Anybody who has followed the Assembly in its devious course through a maze of bills will echo the above. From the very beginning it became apparent that the republican party refused to recognize the election of Governor Cross, democrat. as anything out of the ordinary. It immediately refused the minority party the adeqate representation upon legislative com mittees, although it had announced through its spokesmen that it would do so
 Having carefully seen to it that the demo- cratic party would be unable to increase its strength by legislative means it proceeded to wreck the already puny powers of the gover- nor. democrat occupying this office. It de- clared such laws unconstitutional although as legislative body it is supposed to make and unmske laws. The judicial branch of the government declares upon the eonstitu- tionality. Having found New Haven's city court judges were being appointed unconsti- tutionally by the governor change was made so that the Legislature now does the nominat- ing. It followed this up with similar action in regard to the court of common pleas, al- though governors will be allowed to, name these judges after 1855.
 Governor Gloss took note of all these things Perhaps he did enter somewhat into the spirit of the closing hours. But what re- marks were credited to him in his impromptu farewell to the Legislature were certainly ut tered with all the irony that he. as former college professor and dean. could bring to play His gentle shafts may have aroused merriment in the House and Senate but if the members care to read them at their leisure and when they have recovered from their present blissful state they may discern the acid amid the sugary phrases. It was good in- dctment of Legislature that allowed itself to be aetuated by purely partisan motives. It certainly will not rank among the great law making bodies of Connecticut fine as were some of its accomplishments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
A Dry Bolt

The Council of Twelve, an organization backing the prohibition amendment, is eall- ing upon dry adherents of this state not to participate in the referendum that will be conducted in connection with the 1852 cleo lions on the wet and dry issue. Further than this the Council is threatening both major parties with bolt if any more sentiment against the amendment is expressed in this state. The republican party is given special mention in the manifesto issued from w. C.. IF. U. headquarters in Hartford. We didn't think that an organization like the Council of Twelve would endorse any plan to absent voters from the polls. It certainly is an indi- cation that the drys admit their cause is los ing ground.
 Among the reasons advanced for this un- American attitude is the conclusion that the Council reaches about the referendum being a sham battle without any significance what soever. Evidently then the mass of people in ( this nation haven't got the right to indicate preference towards or away from prohibi- tion. It must be imposed upon us by force. We can't fight it because it was slipped into the Constitution. although since placed there ! it has proved the most unpopular amendment ever ratified and one that is plunging the na- < ton into turmoil and strife. As the drys view the situation there is only one side to the argument
 That the dry forces of Connecticut have no time nor money to fight the coming referen- dunn is proof conclusive that it ought to be held. Without money to build up an organ ization to go out and bring in votes the pro- hibitionists fear for their cause. They realize that it will be defeated here in Connecticut and one more state will have publicly declared itself \ opposed to the 9th amendment. If that isn't significant then what is' The issue is cut and dried There are two sides to it. Let us see what will happen when the drys < haven't got any money to fight referendum. We should get pretty good indication of sentiment in Connecticut.
 Once upon time temperance unions in the United States were militant organizations. Since they have outlawed the saloon. which even vets applaud, they have assumed totally different attitude towards the evils of liquor. Now there is no offense against the saloon because there isn't any. The prohibitionists must defend the amend ment they wished on the nation and they { find it hard to do SO with opposition to it so general and so many disastrous situations due solely to it. It is high time that true temp erance workers took the field again. A new deal is called for. It eliminates prohibition and its concomitant evils - bootlegging. cor ruption of public officials. the speakeasy and kindred clubs. not to mention dozen or more others. Let's have temperance tempered with justice
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
More Plane Riders

It is reported that 100000 new passen- gers took to the air for their travels in the past year, making total of 4l5,OOO. One line alone, which concentrates on midwestern traffic, carried 5000 passengers and l80, 900 pounds of mail over total of 760,O 900 miles in 1850. One reads frequently in the news of new lines opened, old lines extended in- creased service over long-established routes.
 Just after the war it looked as if American commercial aviation were going to lag hope lessly behind that of Europe. But we are growing accusomed to the new mode of transportation now, and the air transport companies are bringing prices down to the popular levels. Those two factors help greatly So does the factor of increased safety, arrived at through mechanical improvements radio and weather service. Perhaps increasing traffic jams on the automobile highways will help to drive us into the air
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
TO-DAY'S SELECTED POEM
LINES FROM 1.-THE PICKET-GUARD' November, 1861
 (By Ethel Lynn Beers)

"All quiet along the Potomac they say,
 Except now and then a stray picket Ia shot as he walks on his beat to and fro,
 By q rifeman hid In the thcket. 'Tisl nothing; a private or two. now and then
 Will not count in the news of the battle Not an officer lost--only one of the men,
 Moaning out. all alone. the denth-rattle.' All quiet along the Potomac tonight,
 Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming; Their tents In the rays of the clear autumn moon Or the light of the watch-fre, are gleaming. A tremuous sigh of tho gentle night-wind
 Through the forest leaves softly is creeping While the stars up above, with their slitterins Keep guard. for the army is sleeping There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread Aa her tramps from the rock to the fountain And thinks Of the two In the low trundle-bed
 Far away in the cot on the mountain. His Inusiset falls slack: his face dark and grim Grows gentle with mcmorles tender. Az no muteers Q prayer for the children asleep For their mother--may Heaven defend hef' .'Ail quiet along the Potomac to.nighii
 No nound enVe the rush of the river: ,.. While eeff falls the dow on the face vf the hena-' The uieNetr u4 ogft tpFrfrfs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
{ (NEA Service writer)

(NEA SefyiCc WflIcr) Those startling ex- pressions of awe that have lately
 been seen on certain faces around ! the capitol turn out to be those of men who know what the Nye and Hastings senate committee have discovered about the elections in Alabama last year. . Alleged disclosures by investigat- ors in Alabama have been q chief topic Of sub rosa gossip here and certain senators Who know about them hint in hushed tones of the amazing chapter in the history of , the ballot that was written before John Bankhead was declared the winner over the famous Senator Tom Heflin. At least six sections of the state
 constitution and 24 sections of the state election code were violated. according to evidence turned over by the Nye committee to the Hast ] ings privilege and elections commit tee sitting on the Heflin-B Bank head contest. The Nye committee is now
 confining itself to study of money
 campaign contributions insofar as Alabama is concerned. Prove Many Violations A confidential preliminary report,
 whichs left much to beaded, said that the following violations had been general and could be proved
 by competent testimony and physi- cal evidence:
 Legal ballots rejected. Election officers taking ballots
 from polling places and voting
 elsewhere.
 Thousands of illegal absent bal lots counted.
 Absent ballots changed in office of probate judge and in transit. Absent ballots of persons dead many years voted.
 Absent ballots opened by others
 than election officers. Minors voting. Persons convicted of felony voting.
 Persons who paid no poll tax voting.
 Persons voting more than once. Electioneering on election day. l Buying and selling votes. Poll taxes paid for another. Liquor in polling places. Election officers under the inhu-
 ence of liquor.
 Probate judges certifying to false poll list.
 Failure of registrars to purge
 registration lists. Notary public making false state- ment in absent ballots. !. | Absent ballots delivered to pre- cincts other than where registered i False affidavits made by voters. 1 Certificates of transfer. from one
 precinct to another used more than one time. <. %
 Duplicate use of poll tax re-
 ceipts
 | Tax collector certifying false names to probate judge. l Absent ballots mailed with fee
 fo- notary by probate judge. @t
 Poll taxes paid after legal time | expired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Ex-Mayor Joe" Dutton of Bristol eer- tainly would make good chairman for the state democratic party. He is well known throughout the state and is sufficiently versed in political wisdom to be able to guide the democrats to more victories in the coming cleo tions. He has had considerable experience as leader of the democratic party in Bristol and on numerous occasions has been men, tioned for state offices. His name IS now being prominently mentioned as eomprom- ise, although we confess that we see no reason for the democrats to compromise. If MT Dutton is chosen when the state central com mittee meets shortly we will believe 1t to be solely upon his particular merits and not upon the desire of certain factions to avoid internal dissension. In past years when vari- ous men have been fighting for party control in democratic ranks Mir Dutton was always well liked by both sides. He was invariably the, first to suggest that both sides get to- gether and work the matter out satisfactorily. His counsel was always good. It is probably high time that recognition of his unassuming efforts was made and he was rewarded accord ingly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
TODAY IS TFiE-A ANNIVERSARY S5 A
CHINESE PREMIER NAMED

tS1l14N I<E0AL Y AAH<AsAAA@As ~ S<A&SAASA< On May 20, 1917, President Ii Yuan-hung, of China, appointed Ii Ching-hsi premier to succeed Tuan Chi-jui.
 The president had dismissed the latter after he had been accused of urging the country to go to war on Ithe side of the allies as an excuse for instituting martial law and as- suming control of the government. lTuan was also accused of conniving lat Japanese ascendancy over China's war policy. The new premier was nephew of the great statesman. Lii Hunag lChang. After parliament ratified his nomination by a decisive. though conciliatory majority, the
 northern generals declared that
 lthey no longer recognized Li
 Yuan hung's authority. They there-'
 fore appointed provision gov-
 lernment with Hsu Shih-kai as die
 tator.
 They then issued proclamation
 their demand Tor
 China's immediate entrance into
 the war, but insisting that that action must be accompanied by the
 dismissal of parliament and the re- Iinstatement of Premier Tuan Chi i,,t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
Requiescat In Pace

The closing of the 1929 General Assembly wouldn't be complete without the general horseplay in which both political parties enter with the same fervor that. has characterized their parti>n clashes all through the session. A month or so ago Representative Hugh w. Burns of Naugatuek advised his democratic colleagues not to participate in any of the closing features which are generally notable for jovalty and good fellowship Just about that time the Rhode Island Legislature had adjourned with the most bitter feelings be- tween the two parties apparent It Is almost ,eo much to demand such display Of ieeI' ines In this day and age.
 Not that we don't think that lbs demo- cratic nembefs Of ihe Assembly, had cause io Gel dsgraniIsd over actions oi lhe major. Ny usf't. nul sa<b display of temper would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Funds expended but not re- ported.
 Hcfiin May Benefit
 "In some counties,'' said the same report, "the registration lists have not been purged since adoption of the constitution in 1901"
 All this doesn't indicate that Tom Hef1ln is going to be returned to his scat, But Tom undoubtedly got the worst of it because he had to run as an independent with the whole democratic machine against him.
 Lately such reports or announce ments have been forthcoming as that all the ballots of Bibb and Houston counties were burned--and hence can't be counted by the Hast ings committee, that none of the boxes in Mobile county were found sealed. and that APO persons voted there who were not on the quali- fled list, that ballots were marked in piles and so on.
 Republicans are greeting the dis closures with snug satisfaction. When the democrats point to con iitions found in Illinois and Penn sylvar.a they expect to, be able to give them an answering shout about Alabama and Tammany Hall. E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
A POLITE DISSENT.
(New Haven Journal-C Courier,

(New Haven Journal- Courier)
 2 We must dissent politely from the
 following observation of The Hart
 ford Courant; politely because of
 our great respect for that independ-
 ent organ of publicity and com
 ment: ."The suspicion cannot be
 tiislodged that if Governor Cross
 belonged to the same party to which
 the majority in both the senate and
 the house belong. the question of
 the conformity of law to the re-
 quirements of the constitution would
 not have been raised. If the Gov
 ernor has charged a purely political
 motive to the legislature, the charge hurts because 1t seems only too true.
 Yet, in view of his nomination of the
 chairman of the democratic state
 committee to be judge of the
 superior court which nomination
 was all but unanimously confirmed by the legislature. the governor is not in a particularly good position
 to discuss the politics of the situa- ton. He is on better ground when he keeps to his interpretation of
 the Constitution"
 Judge O'Suliivan is entitled to better treatment than is implied in that comment. As political figure in the life of the state he Is less conspicuous than many of the lawyers who have received appoint mefits to the bench. Such interest on the whole as he has shown in party politics has been but . slight measure more than is shown by the more intelligent citizens of the state, who exercise their preference for party leadership. He was prac- | ticaily out of active politics when he was drafted for the chairman ship of his party last year. His acc tivities have all but exclusively been confined since his retirement from | the service he gave in the war t0 the practice of his profession. We are not without distinguished war. rant for the statement, that he stands high in hts profession ns counsel and practicing attorney.
 if the element of gratitude erept into the oovernor's decision Co | nominate him for the bench, which | Ia not ineeneeivable in view Of hls reluctant willingness to serve ip ' political capacity for which hs had not prepared himself, it did not ek. oIude the admitted fact thnt he %
 well 1uailfled for the post Co which
 he has been appointed by nn nIl but
 nnanImois vote gf lhs irHislHtutn'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

Frank D. Rood, who has been chief clerk to Connecticut governors for the last 54 years. is about to retire at his own request In the closing hours of the present session he peti- tioned that he be pensioned off. We hope that some fitting testimonial to his service to the state will be planned His has been 2 long tenure of office While Mir Rood was originally appointed by a republican gover- nor, the several democratic executives who have ruled in the interim have always re- turned him to office. Governor Cross con- tinued the precedent. What store of rem iniscences he must have.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29

So far as we can see the American mayors who are now visiting in France have done nothing but picker and quarrel since they landed in that country. First some of the members of the delegation were concerned over the drinking habits of their eonfreres Now they are fighting about the leadership that Mayor George Baker of Portland Oregon. is exercising They claim he is stealing the show. Better disband.. boys, and come home before you start eleeting the members of the French cabinet.