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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-06-04
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Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Strande of
Cascade Locks spent the Memorial
| Day weekend at the w. Fl. Kirby
| home. On their return Sunday they
were accompanied by Marie and
Veral Lovgren.
/ Mrs. H. c.. Scove1 and son Charles
of Arlington, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Walker and son and Louise Walker
of Seattle spent the weekend at
| the D. O. Walker home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles English and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jefferson and
Billy of Seattle were guests over
Memorial Day of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
| A. English.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keller and
Mrs. Paul Schicka spent the week.
end at Wenatchee and Chelan. They
were accompanied to Wenatchee by
Aloha Meek, who will visit relatives
there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Moede, Mrs. w.
Williamson, G.. I. Wright and Arno
Krug were in Yakima Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. RoIph Whitnall and
Fo 1F icifn
Mrs. Jess Brown Saturday while on
their way to Warden.
Rev and Mrs. Wallace Bistor
brought Frank Rider home from
the hospital Tuesday. They also Wis
tied at the Frank Taylor home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Crozier and
son Gary of Seattle spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Mar
tin. Mr.. Crozier is a nephew of
Mrs Martin.
Carl Rumple of Seattle, a nephew
of Mrs Otis Shelton, recently ar
rived at the Shelton home to spend
the summer
MIR. and Mrs Frank Nardinger of
Everett and their daughter and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wies
!, ter of Seattle, were guests over
Memorial Day at the home Of Mr..
orI MIRO EsyoJ Ci1hYJ1u
With the close of school last Fri
day, the teachers left that day and
Saturday for their homes to spend
the summer, Miss Hazel Burdett
going to Portland, Fred Thomet to
Ellensburg, Angelo Manousos to Ia
coma, and Mrs. James Paschen to
Yakima Levi Austin and family
have moved to their ranch at Al
lard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Hostetter
drove over from the coast to spend
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Moody.
X X +
Mrs. George McCotter and Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Wagner spent the
week end in Prosser and Thorp. On
their return they were accompanied
by Mrs. Glen Searles and Mrs. Paul
Bradshaw and son Donald, who will
visit here for week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald DanielSon
of Seattle spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Danie1son,s parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F.. M. Wheeler.
+ y ~
Mrs. Levi Austin left Saturday
morning for Vernonia, Oregon, to
visit relatives.
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AS OTHERS SEE IT
AS the political convention dates approach, and
as the tension of the forthcoming campaign begins
to tighten it is refreshing to regard for moment
the lighter side Of politics and enjoy before our
sense Of humor becomes warped from the neat OF
the political cauldron, laugh at the situations IN
which some of Congressman have become IN
volved
While others are amused or Mortified at Repre-
sentative Zionchecks actions, Newsdom, news
paper mems newspaper, takes advantage OF his
Well-publicized antics to take the newspapers TO
task for their share in building up his notoriety.
Under the heading ''What Price News?" News
dom says:
'"rhe press has been doing more than it's share
to play up the antics OF one, Representative Zion
check, whose hobbies are Glowing on government
time and defending the interests of undesirable
radicals and Aliens
''This week girl reporter went Wadlng IN the
fountain on the plaza of the RCA Building and
dared the publicity mad legislator to follow Need
less to say he did, And the press duly recorded It.
''During his whirlwind tour of New York he
was haunted by reporters eager to bait him and
to goad him into giving them another story for
their thirsty city EDITORS
ssAll of which comes under the heading of news,
even if much Of it is inspired and encouraged by
the press, not by the Individual who may be the
center of that news.
eff Zioncheck were left alone and not covered
like deity; if his shortcomings were not head
lined we wonder how long he would continue with
his buffoonery But then what would the editors
do for feature materia?'
And our own Congressman, Knute Hill, pro-
vided laugh for many when he was named among
those legislators who had been chllnmy with
certain lobbyist. The Spokane Spokesman Review
comments on the situation as follows:
chill was boob enough to walk to the
committee the next day, put up the ridiculous
plea that he did not know Smith lobbyist,
and voice the hope that all lobbyists should be
branded or wear yellow ribbons something of
the sort so unsuspecting congressman would not
be taken in. He did not explain why he was ac-
cepting the hospitality Of stranger, and why he
did not get the drift of the conversations that
took place at Smiths parties
"A performance equally stupid was Hills state
r,ont to the federal power commission that the
ncop]e of his district were victims of the power
trust; that they we're paying four and five times
as much for power the people Of Seattle.
''Ca]mly, Frank Post read from the commits
sion's own publications to show that the people OF
Hills district are paying about the lowest rate in
the United States, lower, even than the people OF
Seattle.
"And thus Hill was left out on another limb"
The Washington times., 1936-09-25
FLOOD OF COMPETITIVE GOODS
FROM ABROAD PROTESTED

been made. AS I said earlier, it is
a basic principle of reciprocity
that such treaties be used to
handle only those situations which
cannot be met satisfactorily in the
general tariff program! This
means that reciprocity is valuable
only when noncompeting commod-
tiles are to be exchanged between
two nations concerned!
That is, each country, by means
Of such treaties, makes it easier
to trade the commodity of which
it has surplus for something it
needs from the other country. Vt
never is a question, when the reci-
procity principle is properly used,
of making agreements on compet-
ing commodities.
Competition Aided
The Administration has fol-
lowed quite a different policy. It's
most important agreement, that
with Canada, is largely concerned
with commodities in which our
producers are in competition with
Canadian producers. It is inevita-
BILE, therefore, that the effect of
the agreement should be, not an
increased trade on non-competing
articles, but a reduction of tariffs
on articles on which we do COM
pete.
II an agreement Is on nom
competing articles there is the
possibility of mutual advantages.
But when it is made with a COM
petitOr, one side or the other Is
almost certain to lose.
Had the Administration been in
terested in using the principle of
reciprocity in its proper manner it
would have made agreements only
with our customers It wouldn't
have made an agreement on agri-
cultural products with our very
good friend Canada, which in this
field is a competitor, not a Gus
toner!
Cites G. o. p. Pledge
It is for this reason that the Re
publican platform pledges Ito fur
niSh Government assistance in dis
posing of surpluses in foreign
trade by bargaining for foreign
markets Selectively by countries,
both as to exports and imports.
We strenuously oppose so-called
reciprocal treaties which trade
off the American farmer" To
do this intelligently, We must
know at all times the exact status
of our trade with every nation
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bin other words, how we stand on
the books so far as both conSum-
ers and competitors are concerned.
Another further major short
coming of the trade program of
this administration is the method
by which the agreements are
made. 1t is a regular star-chamber
proceeding. Those producers
whose products may be covered
by the agreements are given no
real chance to make an effective
presentation of their views. Hear
ingS are held, it is true, but from
the point of view of producers
they amount to little for the sim
pie reason that the administra-
ton refuses to divulge what COM
modttieS are under consideration.
Little Fellow "Stuck"
All the potential witness knows
Is that an agreement is being con-
sidered. Any one of thousands of
commodities may be the subject
OF negotiation. The witness has
to take his chance. If he is in
tereSted in only one commodity
his job is easy. In teStifying, he
may be wasting his time, since
that commodity may not be un-
der consideration at all, but at
least his case is presented. If he
is interested in a hundred COM
moditieS, the situation is different.
He must, if he wants his views
considered, present a brief of each
Of the hundred.
OF course, in actual practice the
producer interested in a large
number Of commodities does not
present a brief on all Of them.
He knows in the first place that
there is little chance they will be
read. Besides, there is an easier
way to handle the situation. This
is to have his foreign correspond
ent find out from the foreign gov
Continued on Page 7, Col. u
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Never, there are two points that ]
want to make clear.
Hits Kind Of Agreements
The first of these is that I am
not opposed to reciprocal trade
agreements. The general principles
underlying them is simple. Under
certain conditions it is to the mu-
tual advantage of two countries to
lift various commodities out of
their general tariff program for
special treatment. Both countries
make concessions; both countries
benefit.
This is sound doctrine. In some
cases it may be the only SatiSfac-
tory method for meeting a situa-
ton. The Republican party recog-
nizeS this in it's platform. 1t does
not condemn the principle of reci-
procity. It condemns only the
kind of trade agreements now be-
ing made. 1t condemns them be-
cause they are injurious to Ameri-
can citizens and offensive to
American principles.
The second point I want to
make clear is that 1 am opposed
to a policy of isolation. want to
see a prosperous world as well as
a prosperous Amerca. A healthy
international trade is essential to
world prosperity. And even more
than this, world prosperity is
good insurance against war.
Urges Protection
am convinced, too, that
reasonable protection, which Is so
essential to our own well-being, IS
not detrimental to world prosper
ity.
At a time like the present,
when economic natiOnalism is
rampant, we cannot afford to
scrap our economic defenSes.
We can be a good neighbOr
without giving away the latch
key to our door.
The great enemy of world trade
today is not the fair protection Of
efficient American producers and
laborers. 1t is the war-inspired
doctrine of isolation and its re-
sulting demands for Self-suffi-
cheney. From this we get embar-
goes, exchange restrictions and
trade quotas. These are the real
hindrances in a healthy exchange
of goods between nations. We
must not join in this kind of mad
ness. If we are to maintain our
standard of living the channels Of
world trade must remain open.
Now let us consider some Of the
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effects of the reciprocal trade pro-
gram of the present Administra-
ton.
The dairy industry is a good ex-
ample of how these agreements
have injured the farmer. One of
the important commodities devel-
oped by this industry is cheese.
In one trade agreement after an
other the tariff has been lowered
on cheese and our markets opened
to foreign products.
Under the Canadian agreement.
for instance, the tariff rate on
;heddar cheese-known to most Of
us as American cheeSe-was low
cred from 7 to cents a pound.
No limit was placed on the amount
that might come in ut this reduced
rate.
Now what was the result Of this
agreement? Whereas in the first
six months of 1885 we imported
only half a million pounds Of Ca
madam cheese, in the first six
months of 1886 we imported near
ly 10000 pounds. This was an
increase of over TOO per cent.
Dairy Prices Down
I do not have to tell the dairy
farmer what happened. Down
went the price on the American
market. 1t fell from II cents to
121a cents a pound in the first
four months of the agreement. Is
this what the present Administra-
ton meant when it said that the
American farmer would get a bet
ter price for his products?
1t seems to me that the
farmer would do better to trust
the Republican party. We are
pledged in our platform Ito pro-
tect the American farmer
against the imports Of all live
stock, dairy and agricultural
products which will de-
press American prices"
This is not the only example Of
damage done the dairy farmer.
After long and painstaking effort
the dairy industry got protection
against the tropical oils and fats
that compete with butter. But
under the Brazilian agreement a
new jungle product-babaSsu nuts
and oils-iS permitted to come
into this country in direct COM
petition with American dairy pro-
ducts. The Administration has
not only placed the product on the
free list, but also agreed that it
will be exempt from any taxation.
Sanitary Rules Relaxed
This last point-exempting q
product from taxation under a
trade agreement want you to
note with special care. 1t is an
amazing provision, because it
signs away one of the most i'm
portant powers of CongreSS-the
power Of taxation. In my opinion,
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sion the biggest drop in prices fol.
lowed the heaviest receipts Of Ca.
madam cattle.
This price decline was reflected
in the cattle markets throughout
the country. 1t wiped out the
hope Of any profit for thousands
of cattle-feeders in our Middle
Western States.
In short, as q result of the
policies of this Administration,
there has been added to the
drought and the depression an
other burden for the American
farmer to carry-fOreign cOmpe-
titiOn. In spite Of its promises,
the present Administration has
given American farmers the
short end of the deal.
OTHER INDUSTRIES HIT
have discussed only two of the
casualties Of the trade policies of
this Administration. Numerous
others might be listed. The Flor
ida growers Of early vegetables had
their markets turned over to the
cheap-labor products Of Cuba. The
growers Of cigar-wrapper tobacco in
the Connecticut Valley lost out in
the agreement with the Neither
lands, as did the bulb industry in
the Pacific Northwest. And the
hope Of increased domestic pro-
duction of corn and potato
starcheS was destroyed in the same
agreement because tapioca and
sago were found on the free list!
Now let us look at some general
results. Eight of these agreements
have been in force long enough
for us to see the results. In these
cases, the imports of farm prod
ucts have increased "a per cent
over a corresponding period prior
to the agreements. Exports Of
farm products increased only 26
per cent. In other words, under
these eight agreements our i'm
ports increased more than three
times as fast as our exports. i
Destructive Results
Today the exports Of our farm
products represent the smallest
proportion of our foreign trade in
the history of the Nation. This
is due in large measure to the
confused and destructive policies
Of the Administration. With the
most intelligent and capable farm
population in the world, and with
unsurpassed natural resources, we
are now one Of the largest i'm
porterS not only Of those things
we do not produce but Of those
we are adapted to produce. This
is a ScandalouS situation!
Now why have the reciprocal
trade agreements Of this Admins.
tion had such destructive re-
suits? There are various reasons.
One is the selection Of countries
with which the agreements have
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ADMINISTRATION POLICIES HURT
FARMERS, NOMINEE DECLARES

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 25-The
tert of GoUernor LGndon'S Gd-
dress here last night tollotOS:
I am most happy to be with you
here in the great Northwest. Many
Of your achievements stand as an
inspiration to the rest of the
country. You have developed to
an unusual degree a system of
combining dairying and general
farming in such way that it
provides a year-round income and
at the same time conserves the
soil.
You have proved that farmer
owned and farmer-controlled or
ganizations are an effective way
for helping the income Of the pro-
ducer. The success Of farm CO.
operations in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and neighboring States is an
epic chapter in American agricul-
ture.
Tonight am going to discuss
She reciprocal trade program of
the present Administration. I am
going to discuss it from the point
Of view Of the American farmer.
Pacts Hurt Farmers
When this program was intro
duced by the present Administra-
ton our farmers we're led to be-
lieve that it would be of particular
benefit to them. They were told
it was the only feasible way by
which this country could regain
Its lost foreign markets. They
were assured that it meant greater
sales at better prices.
We have had only two years Of
this program. But within even that
short time certain conclusions have
been proved beyond all question.
The reciprocal trade agreements
made by this Administration have
not benefited our farmers; they
have hurt our farmers. They have
not regained his markets for him;
they have taken more of his mar
ketS away, both at home and
abroad. They have not caused him
to get better prices for his prod
uctS: they have prevented him
from getting as good prices as he
otherwise would.
In a word, the reciprocal trade
program Of the present Admins
tratiOn has delayed recovery for
our farmers. 1t has sold the
American farmer down the river.
1 want to present the record Of
this destructive policy to you in
some detail. Before doing so, how
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Text Governor andOns Address Attacking Roosevelt Trade Agreements

there is no justification for the
Chief Executive so limiting the
legislative branch Of our govern
ment.
Now I want to touch on one
point that belongs in any discus.
sion Of the problems of dairy and
livestock producers, although 1t
has no direct relation to recipro.
cal trade agreements. I refer to
the sanitary requirements cover.
ing these industries. Our Federal
and State Governments, as we'll
as the dairymen, have spent enor,
nous sums in the eradication of
contagious diseases Of cattle. In
addition we impose rigid stand
ards for the care of barns and
stock. Only one other country has
made equal progress in this field.
AS q result of our standards, con-
sumers can always rest assured
Of the quality and purity Of the
products Of American dairy farms.
HEALTH PROTECTION
PLEDGED
Unfortunately the same
standards are not imposed on
imported products. To correct
this situation the Republican
party is pledged "tO impose eff.
fective quarantine against i'm
ported livestock, dairy and other
farm products from countries
which do not impose health and
sanitary regulation fully equal
to those required Of our own
producers"
Livestock producers and feeders
have Jared just as badly as the
dairymen under the reciprocal
trade agreements. In the Cana
dian agreement the tariff was re.
duced by one-third on a sliding
quota of cattle weighing TOO
pounds or more. On calves there
was an even greater cut.
Consider the contradictions In
this policy. The Administration
was trying to hold down the ma
tion's supply Of meat by restrict
ing the production Of hogs. Last
fall it was warning livestock men
that there would be increased sup
plies of cattle on the market this
spring. And yet it proceeded to
make concessions on Canadian
cattle that would bring more of
them into this country!
Profit Wiped Out
Such a program just doesn't
make sense.
What happened? The Canadian
agreement went into effect Janu-
ary /. Canadian cattle were
rushed in, and naturally prices
fell. Here is the record. The first
of January the average good grade
steer of 900 to 1,100 pounds was
selling on the South St. Paul mar
ket at $9.75 a hundredweight. BY
June the price was down to $7.25
a hundredweight. On every occa-
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
"A NAME TRIO
IN R0BBER|ES

Fourteen victims Of recent hold
ups last night identified the three
youthful members of the riding
habit gang" as the bandits who
used pistols in robbing them.
The youths, william N. Beck, 81;
Jack Joseph Kurz, 10, and Paul
Leo Burger, 10, appeared at a
police lineup along with 81 other
suspects last night.
The first to identify the trio
was Frank AyreS, private at FIT.
Myer, Va, who was allegedly kid
naped by them and robbed of his
pistol, ammunition and spurs. The
pistol was later used in a num-
ber of holdups.
A couple robbed in Rock Creek
Park, and two couples held up,
robbed and kidnapped on Memorial
Boulevard also identified the trio.
Several storekeepers identified
them. None of the other suspects
appearing in the lineup were iden-
titled.
The trio is already under indict-
ment here for robbery, and the
youths have made full confessions,
police say.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
EDITOR SCORES
SCHOOL BOARD

Blacklisting of the weekly school
publication Scholastic by the
Board of Education resulted in a
strongly worded telegram being
sent yesterday to Mrs. Henry Graf
tan Doyle, president OF the board,
by Maurice R. Robinson, editor OF
the periodical.
Robinson complained that the
action was taken without giving
him a promised hearing. Mrs.
Doyle denied this and said Robin
son was invited to appear before
the board last April when teach
ers' committee first reported on
the publication and again at its
next meeting. The blacklisting
was voted because of pacific poll
cies. Last year the publication
was under fire because of Com
munistic teaching.
In his telegram on the board
action, Robinson said it would not
be necessary for the board "to raid
the high school libraries and elm
mate innumerable books and peri
odicals that portray the insanity
of war" in order to maintain its
position against pacificiSm.
Mrs. Doyle said that when Rob
inson was invited to appear before
the board last April, it was while
the "red" charges were under con-
Sideration.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
THESE RULES

1. The Great Movie Star and Title Game is
EVERYBODYS chance to be PAID for having q
little fun! The game consists of SO cartoons repre-
sentng movie titles and 81 jig-saw puzzles of photo
graphs Of famous stars, 93 pictures in all. Two
of the cartoons and one Of the jg-saws will be
published every weekday in The Washington Times
from October 81 to December 3. 1886.
2. All you need to do is guess the movie titles
represented by the cartoons and unscramble the jig
that you name the stars represented.
To make it easy clues to the answers will be given
and then. And to make it easier, the movie
titles and stars will be from films showing in
Washington shown within the past six months at
downtown neighbOrhood theaters
s. SAVE ALL THE CARTOONS AND BGSAWS
UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME! Keep them in
merical order. You may paste them in scrapboOks
or assemble them to suit your fancy, provided they
in correct order. Do NOT send in the pictures
one at q time piecemeal.
4. When all Of the cartoons and Jg-saws have been
published, send your complete set of pictures and
answers, with the jig-saws unscrambled. to the
Movie Game Editor, in of The Washington
Times. To qualify for a prize, you must submit
with your answers letter not more than 200 words
long, on the subject of "What I viii Do with the
First Prize of $500 If l Win It," Entries will be