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Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-01
ALL CALIFORNIA BACKS
STATES ALMOND FARMERS
IN TARIFF BILL FIGHT
PLAIN FARMER
WRITES LETTER

San Francisco-Every Represen-
tative and Senator in Washington
ought to read this letter from
California farmer:
Paradise. Calf, June 80, 1921.
Dear Sirs
Il would like to ask if you think
almonds will be worth harvesting
this year. | haven't got the money
to harvest with unless you think
there is some chance of selling
them.
"A man offered me his crop the
other day He said ne would sell
them cheap and that | could feed
them to my hogs. Do you think
there will be any more payments
on last years crop. | have about
eight ton this year
This almond grower. who, un-
fortunately. must not be named,
wrote that letter to his cooperative
organization, the California Al
mond Growers Exchange here.
There are four thousand California
almond farmers in the same fix.
They asked the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives to put a duty OF five
cents on unshelled almonds and
fifteen cents on shelled nuts be-
cause almonds shell three pounds
to one. They want fair chance
at the American market, now en-
tirely In the hands of spectators
who dumped 40,000,000 pounds OF
peasant-grown Southern European
almonds on the American market
last year.
The Ways and Means Committee
reported out duties Of four and
eight cents. paying no attention to
the natural shelling ratio. The
farmers declare their 100000 acres
Of California soil nurturing 100000
trees and representing an invest
ment OF S50000,000 are doomed to
almost complete destruction b.. the
provisions of the tariff bill. Eighty
per cent OF American demand is
for shelled almonds, according to
the growers. and the three to one
shelling ratio must be maintained
in the tariff bill if they are to exist.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-01
FAIR PLAY

California is essentially an agricul-
tural state. 1t will be that for years to
come and its prosperity and its future
is linked irrevocably with the soil and
it's products.
The new tariff bill now before Con-
gress strikes death thrust at one
Of our greatest present and future
crops. Unless Congress amends the
bin to give at least five-cent duty on
unshelled almonds and fifteen-Cent
tariff or nuts shelled. a natural ratio OF
three to one which prevails in the
shelling of the nuts, thousands OF the
states growers are going to be ruined.
There are now 100000 acres OF CALI
fornia soil planted to about 7oG0, 500
almond trees whose annua! prc3.;ction
in three or four years VIII a5eroxi.
mate 70,000.000 pounds Of E.ts valned
at $4,000 900. The aggregate i3vpsl
ment Of some 1000 growers =. conser.
vatively reckoned at SO ooo.a0
The point or the whole proposition
is that eighty per cent of the American
demand for almonds is for the shelled
nuts. This has been filled up to the
present by the underfed, peasant
grown almonds Of Southern Europe.
But the time has come now when the
California grower must have his share
OF the American shelled almond mar
ket to market his crop. He has ar
rived at stage of production where
the market for unshelled almonds is
almost inconseqnential, seasonal as 1t
is.
American markets for American
farmers; we mus. preserve them.
Write your congressman, representa-
tives and senators, to fight to the last
ditch to save the California almond
orchards.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-01
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-01
FARMERS FORCED
TO CLOSE PLANT


Sacramento-L. G. Kimber, manager
OF the California Almond Growers Ex-
change here, announced that the new
100000 shelling plant recently built
by the growers will probably have to
be abandoned il Congress fails to re-
wise almond schedules in the new
If bill. Reports from Chico state
the growers are disconsolate and
robably be forced to close their
ere.
lifornia almond farmers culti-
1900 trees on 100000 acres
asking five cents tariff on
nd fifteen cents on the
hern European almond.
hree shell!nf htio of
rder to gfv3 he Cali
rance In sAe Ameri-
peasant produced
The mo0sy in
ornia groWNs in
at moea than
ives and una.
ay demanding
ariff rata
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-01

California's future almond crop will
be worth $15,000,000 annually to the
state II Congress grants growers Just
demands for adequate tariff duties to
protect American consuming market
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
ADDITIONAL CHECKING
FACILITIES PLANNED
FOR LEGION DANCE

Plans for addition to the checking
facilities at the Coliseum were an
nounced by Roy Reynolds Of the en-
tertainment committee of Harry Ray
Post, No. 65 American Legion, at the
regular meeting of the post IN the
club rooms "Wednesday evening. The
plans were announced in connection
with a discussion OF dance which Is
to be given by the post at the Coli
scum Jan. 5.
1t is the aim of officials to open an
other check room in order to give bet
ter care TO the wraps of persons at
tending the dance, he said. In the
past, the facilities ordinarily provided
have proved inadequate to the demand.
Efforts are being made by the man
agement to get "Izetta," a vaudeville
attraction, as one of the features OF
the evening "Izetta" is woman who
plays an accordion. She visited this
city recently appearing in a local
theatre.
Turn In Report
copy of the report of the executive
committee of the local post, for the
year 1920, was turned in at the meet
ing Wednesday evening, with the
statement that the report for the year
1921 would be given as soon as books
foe the year had been closed. The
1920 report had been entered on the
minutes one year ago. but the copy
was turned in to be placed on file
The report of Roy Reynolds on the
so Christmas boxes sent out by the
post to fomer service men of this
vicinity, now laid up in hospitals, was
heard A number of letters had been
received by the adjutant, expressing
gratitude of the recipients, according
TO c. r. Umpleby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
SERVICE TEAMS meet
ON "HI" GYM TONIGHT

Three games of basketball will be
played in the high school gym,
Thursday night, by the Community
Service league teams, and each promi-
ses to be a battle royal. The first
game will see the Atlas and the Kay
sees hook for 80 minutes. These two
teams are evenly matched and either
team has a chance for a victory.
The second game of the evening
will be played between the Beverages
and the Hills Laddies. This should
prove an easy victory for the Ladies',
although the Beverages might pull a
surprise and trim the Ladies'. Motor
cycles and the indianapolis Gloves
will wind up the evening, and this
game should prove to be the real
thriller of the evening,
Players in the first game are re-
quested to be ready to start their
game promptly at 7:15 o'clock.
The first round of the league is
nearly completed and after Thursday
nights game there will remain five
games to be played off. The games
of Dec. 1, will be played Thursday
night in the high school gym and the
games of Dec. %, will be played in
the 'Y" gym, Tuesday night of next
week. Immediately following the
postponed games a new schedule will
be drafted and the second round
started.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
HIGH Meets EATON
FIVE FRIDAY NIGHT,
HAMILTON SATURDAY

Richmond high school basket-piay-
ers will start on the weekend barn
storming trip Friday night when they
meet the reputed Eaton, Ohio, team on
the Armory floor at that place. On
Saturday night. the locals will go on
10 Hamilton, Ohio.
Eaton has been playing for several
weeks and boasts of record of seven
games played and seven such games
won. Richmond expects to trounce
the highly rated high school team by
a big margin The floor at Eaton prob
ably will handicap the locals on &C
count OF it's small size and the over
hanging rafters which are not more
than 10 feet from the floor.
Local Red and White players have
been holding practices without the
help of their coach during the noli-
days. Captain Green has served in
the capacity of coach to the five. The
regular five, which consists of Hark-
ms, Rost, forwards; Kennedy, center;
Crafts and Green, guards, will start
the game at Eaton with Mattox Scnu-
maker and Spaulding on the reserve
list for work at any time.
Little is known of the strength of
the individual players on Eaton's team,
but they have been working good to-
gether all season and have become
well acquainted with the floor. They
are a hard bunch to defeat on their
own floor.
Hamilton high school is looking for
ward to the game with Richmond on
Saturday night. at least enough to in
quire about the individual players on
the local Red and White five. Hamil-
ton has been noted for championship
football teams each year, but their
basketball team has always been more
or less mediocre. Richmond was de-
feated by the Hamiltonians in football
this fall, but expects to make up for
the defeat by a win in basketball.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

ton of how friend of his had been
struck in the eye by a golf bail, and
nearly lost his sight. 1t was a delight
full moonlight evening, and as they
strolled through the campus he had
grown eloquent in the details of the
terrific drive, the whir of the ball
through the air, and the audible crash
as it struck his companion full in the
face. Then he followed up with de-
scription of the blood and pain and a
couple of subsequent major operations,
and paused to light a cigaret, while
lie let the effect sink in.
They moved slowly on for few
moments, and then she suddenly look
ed up at him. Gee" she murmured,
I'll bet that boy had black eye!"
The janitor found her remains in the
frog pond the next morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Exchange Xmas Presents
at Merry Bargain Party
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. ga bargain
party for the exchange Of undesired
Christmas presents for some one else
which suit better was held last night
at the Women's City club. 1t was n
merry party and everybody got rid of
their misfit gifts.
Scrupulous ones who received play
ing cards traded them with whist
lovers who received books they did
not have time to read. Gloves that
did not fit were exchanged for some
thing else that did, and so on. until
everybody got rid of their uncherish-
ed remembrances of Christmas time.
This trading scheme, when first pro-
posed by women who maintained that
Santa Claus was human and liable to
mistakes, drew loud protests from the
sentimental folk but cold practically
won.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Chips and Slips

The Yale basketball squad is meet
ing with some rough going on their
present western trip, dropping another
game to the Wittenburg five at Spring
field Wednesday night by the score OF
80 to II. Poor basket shooting by the
Wittenburg lads held down the Buck
eyes score.
Purdue will take the war path Thurs
day and Friday night when they lake
on the Wabash and DePauw fves, re-
spectively. Coach Lambert has been
putting the men through a stiff week
of practice and wound up the practice
Wednesday afternoon with only light
workout.
The Kewpies showed real class in
their game Wednesday night with
Muncie Midgets ard as long as the
regular team was in the fray the Nun
Gle lads were completely outclassed
All OF the Kewpies played first class
games.
strongest lineups that has appeared on
the Coliseum floor this season, having
four former college players in their
regular lineup. All of the men dis
played a brand of game that is only
played by veterans of the hard wood
court, handling the ball well, and
showing plenty of speed.
Georges Carpenter, French idol and
heavyweight champion of Europe, will
have his first big fight since he broke
his fist on Jack Dempsey's jaw. when
he steps in the ring on the night OF
Jan. II, 10 take on George Cook, the
Australian heavyweight champ. He
is training for the bout and is rapidly
rounding into his fighting form.
George Sisler, star first sacker for
the st. Louis Browns, does not aspire
TO become a big league manager, and
is satisfied with his role as player
according to statement made by the
first sacker. Sisler was offered the
managership of the Browns, last sea
son, but after his manager role in the
Pacific coast league this winter. he
prefers to be a player
She wa sa school teacher. and he
a fourbutton model summer student
He had just finished a graphic descrip-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Football Principal Topic
of College Association
CBv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Football was
the principal topic for discussion at
the convention of the National Col
legiate Athletic association which
opened today.
One of the proposals will be an al
lance of intercollegiate athletic as
sociations and sectional conferences
throughout the country with the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic association
in order to give it administrative pow
ers, its present power being limited
to recommendations.
The question of joining the new
American Olympic association and
whether il shall join in organizing the
new national athletic declarations pro
posed by Secretary of War Weeks
also is on the program.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
TO sToP COUGHING AT NIGHT

When anyone IS suffering rom a
bronchial affliction or has a cough that
fingers on and grows worse at night,
the loss of sleep tends to weaken the
sufferer and grows more serious the
longer it is neglected. Mrs. NJ. Suter.
647 Longbrook Ave, Stratford. Conn.
writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar has
given me great relief from a severe at
tack of bronchitis" No medicine stands
higher throughout the nation as a fam
ily remedy for colds, coughs and Group
A. CT Luken Drug Co, 62662S Main ST.
Advertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Centeruille Lads Lose
to Eaton Quintet, 1873

EATON. O., Dec. 29.-Rallying in
the last half the Eaton high school
basketball five defeated the Center
vile high five on the local floor by
the score of II to 8, Wednesday night
Centerville outplayed the locals in the
first half and was leading by the
score of Z to 4 at the end of the first
period. Eaton came back strong in
the final session and held the visitors
to one lone foul goal. Eaton will play
the Richmond high school five at Ea-
ton next Friday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
EATON BASKETEERS
READY FOR RICHMOND

EATON, Ohio, Dec. 29-Eaton high
school takes on Richmond high school
here Friday night on the basketball
court in the armory. The visiting
squad is rated locally as the fastest
aggregation Eaton will stack up
against this season, and therefore the
locals are anxious to take the long
end of the score.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Police Court News
COMMITTED To IAII

COMMITTED TO JAIL
Thomas Williams, arrested by Roy
Wenger, special officer, while he was
trying to board C. and o. freight
train late Wednesday, was fined 81 and
costs Thursday morning He was com
mltted to the city Jail for failure to
pay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Bowling League Rolls
Games Thursday Night

The Community Service bowling
league will roll on the r. and w al
legs, Thursday night, and all teams are
requested to be ready TO start their
games promptly at 1880 o'clock. The
schedule for Thursday is as follows:
Telephone VS.. Bakers; Hines Dairy
VS.. Teachers; Kings VS.. Pole Climb
erS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
LOCAL CHECKER TEAM
ORGANIZED TONIGHT

All checker players in the city are
requested to meet at No. hose house
on West Fifth street Thursday night
at 1880 O'clock, when plans will be
made to organize a checker team to
be entered the state checker tourna-
ment, to be held some time soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

Before Owner Jim Dunn of the
Indians pulled off the deal whereby
the Tribe obtained first baseman
Stuffy McInnis from the Boston
Red Sox for Outfelder Elmer
Smith and two other players, it
was rumored that Bill Wambs-
ganss, star second sacker, might
be used in some deal to obtain a
pitcher or first baseman. But now
there seems to be little likelihood
that Jim Dunn will let him go. AS
it is Manager Speaker must break
in new third baseman to replace
the veteran Larry Gardner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
Champion Californions
Begin Secret Practice
(By Associated Press)

PASADENA. Calf, Dec. 29.-Mem-
bers of the champion University of
California football team plunged into
secret practice with renewed vigor
today on the eve OF scheduled arrival
of the Washington and Jefferson col.
lege squad, eastern opponents of the
California team in the annual inter
national contest here on Jan. 2.
Lifting the veil of secrecy for one
day, Coach Andy Smith, of the Bears
permitted newspap ermen to attend
yesterdays workout and witness his
charges in action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

If all the gold in the world were
melted into ingots, it might be con-
tanned in room twenty-three feet
square and sixteen feet high.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
LEGION 0UTCLASSED
BY CAPITAL JUNIORS
AT COLISEUM, 1918

With three regular men out of the
lineup the American Legion basket
ball five was completely outclassed by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
team of Indianapolis on the Coliseum
floor Wednesday night. the Indianap-
oils team winning by the score of 48
to 13. The Legion lads presented
somewhat Of patched lineup that
could not compete with the more ex-
perinced Indianapolis lads.
Every man on the team with one ex-
ception has played two or three years
college basketball. while one playgl
considerable independent ball. The
visitors displayed a defense that the
Richmond forwards could not pene-
trate to any advantage, and when ever
they did. they could not hit the bas-
ket, indicating lack of practice in bas-
ket shooting.
The Hinkle-Coffing combination put
up the best exhibition of defense that
has been seen on the local floor this
season. Both men came in for their
share of the scoring, Hinkle dropping
the leather through the nettings five
times and CoffIng hitting it on three
occasions.
Defense BeWilders Locals.
The five-man offense played by the
visitors was bewildering to the locals
who did not seem to know just what
TO do TO stop it. Every man on the c.
of c. team connected for at least one
basket and many OF them we're from
the center of the court. Hinkle and
Coffing dropped several pretty shots
in the basket from the center of the
hn IpI Jiu
team played good game in his re-
spective position, with Hinkle show
ing much speed in coveringthe floor.
Hank Stevens played his usual con-
sistent game connecting for seven field
goals and four foul pitches.
With Little. Stenger and Higgins
out of the lineup the Old Gold and
Black could not seem to get together
and both the offense and the defense
was not UP to the usual standard. Nc
Bride and Bertsch put up good game
in the defensive line in the first part
Of the game, making the Capital City
lads resort mostly to long shots,
which TO them seemed equally as easy
10 make as Observation-Disclosures
Team Misses Basket.
Simmons PLAYED his usual steady
floor game but seemed to be somewhat
off his basket shooting, missing many
chances at the basket. as did all the
other players on the squad. The team
also was very much off in foul goal
pitching, tossing only one out of eight
attempts.
Several of the players still resort to
the long shot brand of game, with
men standing under the basket with
a greater chance of adding two points
to the total Unless this fault is rem
edied the team viii continue TO lose.
Next Wednesday night the Dayton
X. of G. will play the Legion five on
the local floor Seward, who played
such a good game here for the Dayton
Cadets, again will be seen in the pivot
position,
The lineups and summary:
indianapolis (48) Richmond (f3)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

Sam Jones was thrown in with
Fred Thomas and a wad of cash
by Cleveland when they pur-
chased iris Speaker from the
Red Sox five years ago. Joe Les
lie Bush was included in a whole
sale trade Connie Mack cooked
up with the Red Sox in 1917. Now
these two castoffs are counted
on by the Yankees to give them
the pitching strength needed to
carry them to another pennant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

Viewed from a military standpoint
Japan, 1t is said, is the weakest of the
five great Powers of the world
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29

Prussian universities show a large
increase in women students since the
World war. Medicine appears to be
the popular course of study.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-29
PENNsY CONDUCTOR RETIREs.

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 29.-John w.
Bowden, veteran conductor of the
Pennsylvania railroad, has been re-
tired at his own request. He has
served since 1850, and was conductor
on the Broadway Limited.