White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-10-31
HERE & THERE
in the
HEADLINES

WITH THE SLOGAN, ENACT the
Townsend Plan in this Congress or
Elect Townsend Men for the Next"
six thousand delegates met in Chicago
last weekend for the first national
convention Of the Townsendites.
The pension plan was expounded by
DR.. Clinton Wunder keynote speaker,
and DR.. Townsend, originator OF the
plan, told what 1t would accomplish,
and that if present plans materialize,
so per cent of the people over 60 years
of age will be receiving 5000 month
from the government before six months
have passed.
To many who had read the charges
and counter charges regarding the
finances of the organization, the most
important feature of the convention
was the report of the auditing of the
books. According to the report, $636,79
has been taken in by the group since
it's inception is months ago, OF which
$147,574 was from the sale OF BOOKS,
buttons and leaflets; $133,275 donated
by the local clubs, and $2O,594 from
membership fees, donations and spe-
cial collections from individuals.
Of this amount, the national organ
ization has spent 1884, 446, including
1882 for salary and expenses to DR..
Townsend, the remainder being for
supplies, advertising and administrative
expense.
AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS of
search, the murderer of six people near
Bremerton was believed found, as po-
lice arrested Leo Hall of Seattle last
week, following a statement by wo-
man duplicating Hall in the case
Thus, one of the most brutal slayings
in the northwest appears near solu-
ton as circumstantial evidence en-
shrouds Hall.
ANOTHER PENNANT contender fell
by the wayside last Saturday as pow
erfu1 University Of washington football
team went down to defeat under the
accurate kicking toe of Stanford's Mos
Grip, whose two field goals gave Stan
ford 60 victory in an otherwise even
battle.
Only two undefeated teams remain
in the coast conference, the University
of California and it's offspring, the
University of California at Los An
geles, the baby of the conference
Next Saturday, one of these two will
be sitting alone in the top seat, per-
haps for good or perhaps for but a
few weeks, as the two teams clash at
Los Angeles.
In other games of the coming week
end, Washington will meet Montana
W.SC. will play Gonzaga, Oregon State
plays U. of Portland and Stanford
meets Santa Clara.
MATCHES nearly exploded interna-
tional complications recently, accord
ing to story in the West Africa, 9
British publication.
Boxes of matches were found on sale
in Japan bearing the inscription 'DoWr
with Japan, relates the story. Tit
matches had come from China, ant
there was the kind of outburst in thu
Japanese press one would expect. Thi
led to diplomatic correspondence ane
the discovery that the matches hat
been manufactured in Japan for ex
port to China, the astute makers be-
lieving they would have ready sail
there.
But the Chinese government, an
xious to give no ofense to Japan, pro
hibited their sale and they were sen
back to Japan, where they aroused
the wrath of the patriots in the lam
of their manufacture.
WHILE THE LEAGUE Of Nations
perfecting it's program OF econom1
sanctions against Italy in an effort t
stop the o-Abyssinian fracas, Ital
has been pressing it's conquest OF tn
African empire. Nearly all report
emanating from the scene of fightin
indicate that Italy has so far face
few obstacles in it's campaign and tina
the sanctions of the nations signator
to the League might come too late
accomplish anything.
y. Latest reports, however, state thu
Y Ethiopia has in reality been laying
trap and now that Italian troops HAY
penetrated deep into strange countr
is preparing to launch an offensi,
drive.
WEDNESDAY, HELENA, Montan
was the coolest city in the Unite
States, with a temperature of six bs
low zero. Today, Thursday, the mo
severe earthquake Of the past mont
struck Helena, adding to it's miser
Since October IL, innumerable shocl
have rocked Helena, three of them b,
ing of major intensity. Today's shoe
was felt as far west as Spokane, whe
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