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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
F. A. English Is
Given Appointment

F. A. English of White Bluffs has
received notice of his appointment as
member Of the Franklin and Benton
counties Unemployment Committee,
branch of the National Re employment
Service in this state. Other members
of the committee are: Harold G. F'yfe,
Kennewick chairman; Carl Wommack,
Pasco, secretary; Asa Crooks, Prosser,
and Robert Young, Pasco.
The National Industrial Recovery
Act provides for the expenditure OF
large sums of money on highways and
other public works with the object OF
Fastening business improvement by
giving jobs to those who would other
wise be unemployed.
To aid in the fulfillment of this pur-
pose, the National employment Ser
vice has been organized. Branches OF
this service are operated in geograph-
ical units in each state, under the dir
ection of state employment dir
ector.
1t is the duty of this committee to
secure information from employers,
public works contractors, and public
officials regarding work opportunities,
| and to serve the individual seeking
work, so that he may be placed IN
suitable Job as soon as possible.
The primary purpose of this COM
mittee is to refer to employers persons
| who would be acceptable because
their experience, education, physical
fitness, and character best fit them for
the lob requirements. According to the
Recovery Act, preference shall be CIV
en-. where they are qualified to ex-
service men with dependents, and then
in the following order: citizens OF the
United States and aliens who have de-
clared their intention of becoming cit
liens, who are bona fide residents OF
the political subdivision or county In
which the work is to be performed
and next to citizens of the United
States and aliens who have declared
their intention to become citizens, who
are bona fide residents of the state
territory or district in which the work
is to be performed, provided that these
preferences shall apply only where
such labor is available and qualified u
J, perform the work to which the EN-.
ployment relates.
Mr.. English states that this com
: mittee's jurisdiction extends only te
accepting applications from persons
seeking employment. The actual plac-
ing of these applicants at jobs is to b.
handled by the employment mana
ger
: Registration will be open in a shor
: time, says Mr. English, and all seek
ing employment must be registered
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
DICTIONARIES Will Meet
To Celebrate Election

Members of John Lindblad Post Of
the American Legion are planning q
celebration Tuesday evening, August
%, in honor of DR.. E. F.. Newton, post
commander and recently elected Sixth
District Commander. Members of the
Pasco, Kennewick and Prosser posts
and officers of the other posts in the
sixth district have been invited to at
tend and preparations are being made
to entertain a large group that even
ing.
At the meeting Of the post Tuesday
evening, reports on the state conyen-
ton at Everett last week were given
by DR. Newton and w. f. Shaw. DR.
Newton rendered his resignation Of
post commander, but the resignation
was not accepted by the post. Five
visitors were present al the meeting
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
Farm Produce Prices to
Be Checked for Consumer

Consumers of farm products are to
be furnished, in the near future, with
weekly reports from the government
on the reasons for any commodity
price increases, and with information
on who is getting the additional money,
according to word received by r. E..
Balner, director, agricultural extension
service. Field workers of the United
States Department of agriculture and
the department of labor are to gather
and report price figures, while the
Washington, D. G. agencies tabulate
and analyze them. The consumers
counsel for the agricultural adjustment
administration intends to release the
information on prices through the
press, radio, and special reports to
groups and individuals.
The field stats of the two depart
ments will gather retail prices on bread
milk, meat and other foods in SO cities
and from more than 1000 stores. The
prices will be checked in the offices at
Washington, D. C. and the portion that
the farmer is receiving from raw ma
terals will be determined
The reports will cover any price in
creases resulting from the payment OF
higher wages and new employment
| and will include any changes In prices
| of manufactured or other commodities
| that farmers buy The latter item VII
provide an index of the buying power
of the farmer.
/ Farmers have too long been geLtint
small return for their labor IN pro
ducing essential food supplies, declared
Director Balmer. The purpose of tn
agricultural adjustment administrator
is to increase the farmers buyini
power and at the same time protect TN
consumer in every way possible.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
Concert at KenneWick
Pleases Listeners

Members of the White Bluffs band
who went to KenneWick Saturday to
play at the annual Trade Day celebra-
ton, report most enjoyable day. The
boys marched through the residential
district in the afternoon, and gave q
concert at the hospital. They were also
conducted through the creamery and
treated to ice cream bars. In the even
ing they gave concert at the open
Pavilion on main street.
Thurston and Melvin Foltz accom-
panied the Band on their return Satur-
day evening.
The bands next trip will be to Pros
ser on Monday, the fourth OF Septem-
Der, where they will assist at the States
Day celebration.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
DIR. T.. F. Newton
Wins Legion Post

DR.. E. F. Newton Of the John Lind
blad Post was elected Sixth District
Commander of the American Legion at
the annual Legion convention, held
this year at Everett, August 16 to ~.
Bert Cotton, Prosser, was elected vice.
commander.
John Lindblad Post was represented
at the convention by DR.. Newton, dele
gate and chairman of the National
Defense committee; and w. F. Shaw,
alternate.
FIighlights of the convention, said
DR.. Newton, were the address by Cover
nor Martin, the endorsement OF the
Roza project by the convention. and
the address by Frank samuels Indian
apolis, National Adjutant of the Amerl-
can Legion.
Governor Martin, paying surprise
visit to the convention, discussed the
price of gasoline, unemployment
relief efforts and the state school
system.
He said that the price of gasoline
was so high that he has been forced to
hitch-hike and to accept the hospital
ity of friends in order to travel; and
that he could not understand why the
price of gasoline in Washington is %
cents per gallon, with water transpor-
tation available, when gasoline sells in
the Dakotas for only IA cents. Gasoline
companies are able to contract their
product at liz cents, while the motor
lists are forced to pay more than twice
that figure, he said.
National Adjutant Samuels told the
convention that the American Legion
had faced the crossroads of its exis-
lance and that it was question OF two
alternatives: following the road Of con-
demnation and obstruction or Of pa
| triotisln and loyalty.
Discussing the governments economy
act he said the American Legion chose
the road of patriotism and loyalty.
"Our first allegiance is to our dis
abled comrade and his dependents, and
when we fail in that, then will the
American Legion have failed to justi-
fy it's existence"
Delegates from Sixth District posts
went to the convention with the aim OF
gaining the state conventions endorse
ment of the Roza project. This was
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
New Tickets Planned
For Students Trips

According to news release received
by the Spokesman, the railroads OF the
country have jointly adopted new
plan for the sale of tickets to students,
teachers and others attending univer-
sites, colleges, preparatory schools ana
other educational institutions for the
1933-34 terms, This new plan, an
nounced by the Western Railways
Committee on Public Relations, pro-
vides for the sale of round-trip excllr-
sion tickets from any station to any
point at which an educational institu-
ton is located, at substantial reduc-
ton in fares,
These round-trip tickets may pe
purchased any day prior to the opening
of the educational institution, COM
mencing August 25th and continuing
until October 5th. Tickets sold during
this period will be good for return pas
sage at Christmas-ti during the
spring vacation, or at the close o.
school in June. In those cases where
the tickets are used for return a
Christmas, the students and teacher'
may obtain similar reduced-rate. round
trip tickets between December 25th ant
January 10th, with the return portion
good either during the spring vacation
or at the end of the school year. Again
for those students or teachers who us
the return portion of their tickets dur
ing vacation, similar tickets will be soil
at the same reduced rates from Marcl
18th to April 18th, 1884, these ticket
being good for return passage when tn
educational institutions close In Junt
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
Baby Grand Piano Won
By Mrs. Walter Strycker

Mrs. Walter Strycker is being con-
graduated nowadays on having won
a baby grand piano in recent contest
put on by one of the Spokane furni-
ture stores The piano was delivered to
her home q week ago Saturday.
The contest was on why children
should understand music and why
they should be given musical educa-
ton" Mrs. Strycker's winning essay
stressed the elevating influence OF
music in the home. She says that 1t
took her two weeks to write 1t but 1t
was evidently time well spent. She also
received a cash prize of twenty five
dollars.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
Band Concert Scheduled
For Next Tuesday Night

The White Bluffs Band will give its
next performance Tuesday evening at
o'clock. The boys will play at the
usual place between the Bank and j..
G. Lloyds Office. They will help provide
entertainment for the American Lee
gion members who will gather here on
the 18th for get-tOgether.
F. A. English, director, is hoping for
a good attendance of the bands sup
pOrters.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24

Edmund Anderson returned this,
Thursday, morning from Portland,
where he had attended a meeting OF
growers and shippers who were con-
sidering an MIRA code for the fruit
industry.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
AllCo1nnission
Merchants Are
To Be Licensed
LICENSES AND $4,000 SURETY
BONDS WILL BE REQUIRED
OF COMMISSION MEN

Enforcement of the new Commission
Merchants Act regulates an industry OF
vital concern to the public, said P. A.
Conlbelic, formerly of KenneWick, now
connected with the department of agri-
culture, who was in White Bluffs Mon
day, in the interests of the enforcement
of this act.
Commission merchants must operate
under license from the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, the fee for which
is $40. This license cannot be issued
until the commission merchant furn-
ishes surety bond. This bond for the
regular commission merchant who re-
ceives produce on consignment is 5000
and for the commission merchant who
purchases outright from the producer,
the bond is $1,000
According to the Commission Mer-
chants Act, as amended by the 1888
legislature:
'The term agricultural product
whenever used in this act shall include
any horticultural, viticultural, dairy,
poultry, bee or farm product other than
grain; the term commission merchant
whenever used in this act shall include
every person, firm or corporation who
received any agricultural product to be
sold on commission for the account OF
another, and who buys such product
from the producer thereof for the pur-
pose of resale, but shall not include
nonprofit cooperative marketing organ
izations, nor exclusively retail mer-
chants having fixed place of business;
the term 'consignor' whenever used in
this act shall mean any person, firm or
corporation forwarding, delivering, con-
signing or shipping any agricultural
product other than grain to any com
mission merchant for sale on commits
sion
"All sums received by the director OF
agriculture for license fees shall be paid
into the state treasury and deposited II
special fund to be known as the COM
mission merchant fund and shall be
used for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this act
eff any commission merchant shall
make any sale OF agricultural products
received for sale ON commission ant
shall fail or neglect to pay the amount
received upon such sale as herein-be.
fore provided, the consignor OF an.
such agricultural products may bring
an action on the bond given by sucl
commission merchant under the pro
visions of this act and recovery may b
had against said commission merchan
and the surety on said bond for tn
amount due such consigner; and Il
such action the court shall allow sue
consignor reasonable attorneys fee
Provided, if such commission nerchan
has failed or neglected to account an
pay for any agricultural. products re
ceiVed and sold on commission for tW
or more consignnrs and the amount {
said bond is not sufficient to pay tn
amount due all the consignors, the
shall be entitled to receive from tn
proceeds of such bond a pro rat
share in proportion to the amount du
each of such consignors. If the defen
dant commission merchant is adjudge
not to be guilty, then and in that cas-
the complainant shall not alone re
ceive no attorneys fees but shall ais
pay reasonable attorneys fee OF til
80. 14~ IAfa
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-08-24
THE WEATHER

Temperatures during the past week,
as recorded on the government ther-
mometer at Hanford, were:
Evening star., 1933-05-28
Farm Prosperity Held .Vital

What holds for wheat, naturally holds Tor
tobacco, milk, pork and the various other
products coming within the terms Of the bin.
In order to protect the consumer from
pyramiding Of these processing taxes. the De-
partment Of Agriculture provided in the farm
bill provision for a licensing system under
which professors would operate with Federal
supervision.
Discussing this part of the bill before the
Senate Agriculture Committee. Secretary Wal
lace declared:
"As to the licensing provisions, regard them
as vital. They are not an end in themselves;
but are supplementary authority to effectuate
production and marketing programs that might
otherwise be defeated through practices unfair
to the public or producers, or even to the large
number OF professors and distributors who
would be making an earnest attempt to effect
uate the policy Of the bill. To illustrate would
feel that the policy of the bill were being de-
feated should, as result Of Scent processing
tax on cotton an excessive increase in price be
passed on to the consumer. The processing tax,
used, should not be availed Of to pyramid
costs to the consumer. The cotton farmer OBJ
tains approximately cents for the cotton IN a
shirt which costs the consumer 81 or 81 so. A
Scent tax, even with due allowance for wastage
and other factors, should not increase that cost
more than approximately another cents.
Should, as result of the operation Of the
bill there develop practices or charges unfair
to the producer or consumer, I would
feel that the licensing provisions might
be called into play. without attempting
to speculate as to the existence in fact Of the
many unfair practices frequently alleged to
exist In our distributive system, it seems nee
essary that there should be authority to restrict
such practices when they are shown in feet to
exist and when they tend to defeat the other
operations under the bill"
With more than half the population Of the
country dependent upon the farms for their
living and income, it is evident why the need
for farm prosperity is Of so great concern to
the country at large.
The farmers were the first to feel the de-
preston and many believe that a recovery de-
pends upon their restoration to prosperity, per-
haps before the effect Of better times Is felt
generally throughout the urban centers.
Evening star., 1933-05-28

foreshadows emphasis on the conStruc-
ton of a Pan-American peace system
based upon cooperation with Geneva
rather than on the leadership of Wash
ington alone.
The lack of efficiency in the function
ing of peace machinery at the present
time is well demonstrated by the willing
ness of Washington to toss the ball back
to Geneva now that our own efforts to
badly. It is further exhibited in def
mite lack of alacrity in Geneva to re-
assume a full responsibility.
Whether or not the League has done
all that could be expected of it in the
Sino-Japanese dispute, the bruises left
by that blatant and unfinished assault
on the covenant are still exceedingly
been expected to handle the Bolivia
Paraguay problem firmly and effectively.
1t started to do 50, and then as matter
Of very rational policy, considering
American non-membership left it to the
United States to carry on. Now that the
League has lost prestige in the political
field, is less well able to fulfill the letter
Of the covenant, and sees the dispute
grown to graver proportions, there Is a
natural reluctance to take the burden
from the United States. The situation
is further complicated by the somewhat
difficult policy Of the Argentine, which
seems to desire to work neither with the
League, nor with the United States, and
Evening star., 1933-05-28

which is prevented from being an effec-
tive Arbitrator itself because of strong
Bolivian suspicious that the sympathies
of Buenos Aires are with Paraguay.
In spite of the failure to achieve a set
tlement, it would be difficult to find a
political dispute on which more external
diplomatic attention has ever been Law
iShed. Since the efforts of the Pan
American Conference proved fruitless,
tions, one headed by the United States,
the other by the Argentine, have en-
deavored to settle the Chaco dispute. And
the League, Of course, has never let the
problem slide entirely. The Far Eastern
conflict has attracted far more publicity
than its more modest Latin-American
rival, but the effort looking toward set
tlement has not been less in the latter
case.
THAT the peace efforts Of the United
States have failed seems primarily
due to the fact that there Is no treaty
which Washington has been able TO In
woke to support its mediating activity.
The pact Of Paris, better known to as
as the Kellogg pact, has never been rati-
fed by Bolivia, while neither Bolivia
nor Paraguay has ratified the treaties
Of Cancellation and arbitration sponsored
by the Pan-American Conference. Even
the imperfect Gondra treaty Of 1923 lacks
Bolivian approval. In short, the only
instrument Of pacification binding on
Evening star., 1933-05-28

THE farm relief bill, under which production
Of farm products to an extent more nearly
on a level with consumption is sought, pro-
poses two vital provisions, one to guarantee
protection to the ultimate consumer through
prevention Of pyramiding Of the increases
achieved for the farmer and the other for the
increase price to the farmer so that he may be
restored once more to the prosperity which is
essential If the country is to prosper.
The plan provides for smaller crops through
an acreage control proposal whereby the farm
ers to receive the benefits contemplated would
reduce their production, percentage decided
upon as essential to wipe out the harmful sur
pluses In the case of cotton, it is proposed
that the cotton farmer take an option on his
proportionate share of the cotton now being
held by the Government and at the end OF this
growing season If his production is found re-
duced one-third he would be authorized to
exercise his option on the Federaly-held cotton,
buying it, Of course, at the price prevailing to-
day and selling it at the higher price certain
to result from decreased production.
In the case of other farm products SIM
liar result would be obtained but by different
method. It is proposed that a processing tax
be assessed against professors of the farm prod
ucts included in the terms OF the legislation.
This tax would represent the difference between
the prevailing price at the time of delivery and
the price which existed before the war period
To Illustrate, II the price of wheat were found
to be normally 80 cents and the elevator opera
tor offers the wheat farmer so cents a bushel
for his wheat, the Government would collect a
tax Of 80 cents bushel At the end of the
harvest season, wheat farmers who would be
found to have reduced production to the ex-
tent demanded by the Department of Agricul-
ture in order to entitle them to participation
in the relief fund, would receive the 30-cent
levy for each produced bushel.
Some fears were raised after the bill was
first proposed that the professor might turn
the charge back on the producer. but this
could hardly eventuate for the lower the price
paid the producer, the higher the processing
tax Proponents Of the bill feel that in order
to escape the bother Of the tax, professors
might pay the higher price and be done with it.
Evening star., 1933-05-28
ToadstooI ViUage
By Winifred Welles

Al in the dark 7Uth0M 7V0rd or sound
Or light or step, or e7en such small clamor
rs might come from nnf7ed deacdrop hammer,
These cottages haze risen through the ground.
44nd every delicate and tiny Int
Has tinted 7calls, fnted i7'ory ceiling,
4 romld roof, 7ohere the orange paint is beeling,
Sealed slken 7Ulrd07os, secret doors fast shut.
Who bmH so silently this small quaint to70m,
Then left it all on hbtoe, softly faring
Into the da7Vn IN cob7Ueb CARTS not caring
# all their dainty shanties tmnbLed do7on?
The Washington times., 1933-10-13

Old-fashioned red flannel under
wear, that was quite the thing
in grandfather's day, is not con-
fined to jokes and comic strips.
For the matter, neither are
heavy flannel night shirts!
In fact, the famous red flannels
are still In demand, according to
Alan Friedman, Of the mems
furnishings department Of local
store.
AS soon as the thermometer
starts it's decline in Washington
and the wind whistles down from
the northwest. Mr.. Friedman
said he finds himself confronted
with the task of ordering red
flannels and flannel night shirts.
However. these garments have
lost their popularity somewhat
after the fashion of buggy whips
and horse collars, but they still
have a large following.
Mr.. Friedman said:
"Of course those wanting red
The Washington times., 1933-10-13
Can't. Patrick Hogan,
Of Enqineers, Dies

The death of Capt. Patrick j.
E. Hogan, Engineer Reserves, at
Boise, Idaho, is announced at the
War Department. At the time OF
his death Captain Hogan had
been on active duty with the
Civilian Conservation Corps at
Placerville, Idaho.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Margaret T. Hogan, OF west
Brighton, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1933-10-13
COUNTY SPEEDS
HOSPITAL PLAN

HAGERsTOwN, Nd, Oct. 13.-
The board of trustees Of the Wash
mgton county hospital in Hagers-
town has engaged Ruckler d Fen.
hagen, Baltimore architects, to
draw plans for the new building
proposed in order to be ready to
move without delay when approval
is given by the Public Works Ad-
n1iniStration for a loan.
The Baltimore architects will
work in conjunction with A. J.
Klinkhart, Hagerstown architect,
who assisted in drafting the origi-
nal sketches of the plans sent to
Washington. Plans call for fire
proof building in the rear Of the
present one. Construction will
give employment to many artisans
and laborers during the winter.
The Washington times., 1933-10-13
Capt. John Fleming
Dies at San Antonio

Announcement Of the death Of
Capt. John T. Fleming, U. s. A.,
retired, at San Antonio, Tex, was
made by the War Department
today.
Captain Fleming was retired OF
his own request after 30 years.
service on November 26, 1929. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Beatrice M. Fleming, Of San An
tonic. Tex.