oc-plain-dealer 1921-07-15

PROPOSED WALNUT TARiff NOT ENOUGH That Bret Marte was right when he declared, "We are ruined by cheap Chinese labor," is indicated by the fact that the orient is selling walnut meats in New York and San Francisco for exactly the cost of shelling and packing them in So. Calif. This vital point is brot out by Carlyle Thorpe, general manager of the Calif. Walnut Growers Assn., in backing his protector against the walnut tariff established by the ways and means committee in the Fordney emergency tariff bill. Mr. Thorpe contends that unless the bill is amended in such a way as to afford the walnut growers of this state adequate protection from foreign competition the $100,000,000 walnut industry of California will face destruction. As established in the Fordney bill, the tariff for shelled walnuts would be five cents per pound, with two and one-half cents tariff on unshelled walnuts. This tariff, Mr. Thorpe insists, is not sufficient to offset the advantage enjoyed by orientals and Europeans in the matter of producing walnuts. In So. Calif., walnuts are intensively cultivated on valuable land. In China, Manchuria, Italy and France they grow on hillsides, in backyards or along roadsides. The cost of harvesting them in the Far East is ridiculously low. According to economists who have a study of foreign labor conditions, most of the nut meats which are shipped to this country are handled by decrepit old men and women who crack them and sort them for less than two cents per pound. California laws require that women in the walnut byproduct factories be paid $16 per week. This runs the cost of sorting and packing up to 20c per pound, which is the price at which foreign meats are now being sold here. In discussing the tariff for citrus fruits, the ways and means committee recently took into serious consideration the advantages enjoyed by the Italian and Sicilian competitors who are able to cultivate, harvest and pack their crops for an insignificant part of the cost of producing pranges and lemons in this country. Expertsgage. The deal was made thru Everett A. White. Friends of Hankey state that Hankey says that he signed the agreement with the understanding on his part that he could withdraw from it the next day if he winked, and that his agreement of a sale of a half-interest to Smith was made with the expectation that he could withdraw from the Purinton-Gullibert agreement. The day after these two agreements were signed, the Western brot in its big well. 10,000 VALENCIAS FOR CHICAGO FANS Ten thousand Orange-co valencias will be placed in the hands of Chicagoans who attend the baseball game there between the White Sox and the Washington team. Walter Johnson, Orange-co man who went into league baseball from this county, will pitch for Washington, and it is expected the presence of the golden spheres from his home section will put additional pop into his pitching and extra deceptive twirls to the curves he throws. The Santa Ana delegates to the national convention are putting Orange-co over big in an advertising way. Though the influence of George Marcy, who has financial interests in the Chicago Cubs, and Walter Johnson, the delegation has been accorded the privilege of appearing at the ball park tomorrow for presentation of the oranges and literature on this city and county. That the Santa Ana contingent has made itself known upon every opportunity for a little advertising for this section, is evidenced by newspoints at which they stopped en route to the convention city. There were good demonstrations at Salt Lake City, Denver and Omaha. Here is an extract from The Denver Times, which gives an insight into the news notices the "live wires" from this city are securing in publications: "A delegation from Santa Ana, Calif., carried off the honors for the most spectacular decorations. They draped one of the big red cars of the Denver Cab company with banners describing the charm and glory of the HUNTINGTON STORIES HOLDERS OPERATION That a demand will on the directors of the Central Oil Co. for a was declared today by who with others has owing of stockholders of for tomorrow night at the Santa Ana city. The meeting is called of the decision of this assess all stock one cent assessment being paya fore August 12. Some of the local stout outspoken in their at the directors of the co. To say that their quisitive is putting its mildest terms, stockholders have clothes on, and there isisting the payment junction against its citing a court investigating an order from poration commission proceedings pending tion of the situation sioner. It was declared to Woodward, secretary of the company, has company's books are stockholder has panning them. One of the stock mental in calling the city hall tomorrow rhe believed the stock ent would appoint a audit of the books in thie Of the 3500 stock company, several hui Orange-co. The dir Los Angeles men. Woodward, president ward, secretary and W. Woodward, Dr. S. Sanford. MAN IS SHOT: ROW LOS ANGELES, July 11 dispute at Third and day. J. P. Tournet, 66 meda-st., was shot by a watchman. The two men begam argument and accord than two cents per pound. California laws require that women in the walnut byproduct factories be paid $18 per week. This runs the cost of sorting and packing up to 20c per pound, which is the price at which foreign meats are now being sold here. In discussing the tariff for citrus fruits, the ways and means committee recently took into serious consideration the advantages enjoyed by the Italian and Sicilian competitors who are able to cultivate, harvest and pack their crops for an insignificant part of the cost of producing oranges and lemons in this country. Experts on tariff were agreed that the only fair basis upon which to establish the new tariff was one which would offset the differential in cost of production. "If that principal were applied by the ways and means committee to the walnut business California would undoubtedly be given a tariff of four cents per pound on unshelled and 12 to 15 cents per pound on shelled walnuts," says Mr. Thorpe. "The tariff proposed in the Fordney bill, when we deduct the cent-a-pound increase in freight rates, is even less than the old Payne-Aldrich tariff bill allowed the California walnut industry." The ridiculous features of the Fordney bill are pointed out by Mr. Thorpe who calls attention to the fact that a tariff of three cents per pound is placed upon unshelled peanuts, while walnuts are only given a tariff of two and one-half cents. This, despite the fact that 38,829,395 pounds of foreign walnuts came into the United States in 1920. This is dangerously close to the total tonnage produced by California. "It must be taken into consideration by our congressmen and senators," says Mr. Thorpe, "that the California walnut industry has been doubling itself every four years for 12 years, and that if foreign competition is allowed to continue without proper regulation the California industry will soon be throttled. If Fordney bill, with its low tariff for walnuts, should be adopted by the Senate, and the California industry should increase in the next four years as it has in the last four years. It is altogether likely that the California crop will be a drug on the market, damned up in the warehouse while floods of cheap European and Asiatic walnuts are glutting the markets." Speaking of comparative costs of production, Mr. Thorpe says that the cost alone is 9.73c to produce a pound of walnuts in California, while France grows them for 2.43c, Italy for 1.08c and China for .53c per pound. Telegrams protesting against the walnut tariff in the Fordney bill are being sent from So. Calif., by thousands. All of the local associations in the Calif. Walnut Growers Assn. are wiring Senators Shortridge and Johnson, and Congressmen Osborne, Swing, Lineberger and Free to exert every effort in securing a satisfactory amendment of the measure. There were good demonstrations at Salt Lake City, Denver and Omaha. Here is an extract from The Denver Times, which gives an insight into the news notices the "live wires" from this city are securing in publications: "A delegation from Santa Ana, Calif., carried off the honors for the most spectacular decorations. They draped one of the big red cars of the Denver Cab company with banners depicting the charm and glory of the orange belt in Southern California. The delegates, including H. E. Fisher, E. A. White, F. C. Pope, L. L. Shaw and Mrs. Pope, distributed oranges from the famous Chapman ranch near Placentia." Santa Ana delegates are making their headquarters at the Morrison hotel and are passing out thousands of pieces of literature, according to a telegram from White. He also says that the moving pictures of the county are being shown and admired by hundreds daily. COURT ATTACHES TO JOIN JURY PICNIC As a means of further cementing the ties of friendship that have developed since they began their jury service early in February, the 24 jurors who ended their session today with the termination of a felony trial in the superior court, have invited all of the court attaches to join them in a picnic at Orange-co park Aug. 13th. The jurors, nine of whom are women, have served on numerous cases and in some instances have been deadlocked against each other in attempting to arrive at verdicts. But their constant association with each other and the courthouse folk in the past five months has aroused a feeling of good fellowship, and to give expression to this sentiment they will mingle on at least one occasion that will be devoted to pleasure rather than business affairs. A woman teacher—and a country too—is to head the National Education Association. Nothing more fitting than that women should be high in the councils of the Nation's educators. For upon woman falls the bigger part of the responsibility for the work of teaching. Take all women from the schools of this land; there would be a calamitous crisis in educational effort. Camping Time And you are going to need equipment for trip. We can supply your needs. When production, Mr. Thorpe says that the cost alone is 9.73c to produce a pound of walnuts in California, while France grows them for 2.43c, Italy for 1.08c and China for .53c per pound. Telegrams protesting against the walnut tariff in the Fordney bill are being sent from So. Calif. by thousands. All of the local associations in the Calif. Walnut Growers Assn. are wiring Senators Shortridge and Johnson, and Congressmen Osborne, Swing, Lineberger and Free to exert every effort in securing a satisfactory amendment of the measure. Many chambers of commerce are adding their voices to the storm of protest against inadequate tariff for California's second largest horticultural industry. Mr. Thorpe urges every one to telegraph their congressmen or senator to insist upon a more suitable tariff for California walnuts. OIL LAND SHARE IS CRUIX IN ODD SUIT The refusal of Cary Hankey, formerly of Santa Ana, to deliver a deed to a two-thirds interest in five acres of land that lie in the 45-acre lease at Huntington Beach on which the Western Union Oil Co. has a well producing 500 barrels daily is the crux of a court action in the hands of Superior Judge R. Y. Williams on a demurrer. Hankey, it is stated, declares that his signature to an agreement to deliver the deed was secured under circumstances that has made him right the fulfillment of the agreement. It appears that the same day that Hankey signed a document involved in the action now before the court he also signed an agreement for the sale of a half interest in the property to W. W. Sullivan of Santa Ana. The plaintiffs in the action now before Judge Williams on demurrer are Frank L. Purinton and O. J. Guilbert, both of Santa Ana, represented by Attys, L. A. West and J. A. Harvey. The complaint sets forth that Hankey signed an agreement whereby he would trade a two-thirds interest in his five-acre oil property to Purinton and Guilbert for a walnut grove at San Juan Capistrano, listed as worth $30,000. Hankey to assume a $10,000 mort- HUNTINGTON STOCK HOLDERS OPEN WAR That a demand will be made upon the directors of the Huntington Central Oil Co. for an accounting was declared today by a stockholder who with others has called a meeting of stockholders of the company for tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at the Santa Ana city hall. The meeting is called as a result of the decision of the directors to assess all stock one cent a share, the assessment being payable on or before August 12. Some of the local stockholders are outspoken in their attitude toward the directors of the company. To say that their attitude is inquisitive is putting the situation in its mildest terms. Some of the stockholders have their fighting clothes on, and there is talk of resisting the payment of the assessment either by securing a court injunction against its collection pending a court investigation of by securing an order from the state corporation commission for a stay of proceedings pending an investigation of the situation by the commissioner. It was declared today that S. C. Woodward, secretary and treasurer of the company, has said that the company's books are open and any stockholder has the privilege of examining them. One of the stockholders instrumental in calling the meeting at the city hall tomorrow night said that he believed the stockholders present would appoint a committee to audit the books in their behalf. Of the 3500 stockholders of this company, several hundred live in Orange-co. The directors are all Los Angeles men. They are J. R. Woodward, president; S. C. Woodward, secretary and treasurer; W. W. Woodward, Dr. Steele and J. W. Sanford. MAN IS SHOT; ROW OVER LUMBER LOS Angeles, July 15.—Following a dispute at Third and Alameda-sts. today, J. P. Tourtet, 56, of 344 S. Alameda-st., was shot in the left leg by a watchman. The two men became involved in an argument and, according to Tourtet: AT THIS AUGUST PATTERNS ARE NOW IN The New MAN IS SHOT: ROW OVER LUMBER LOS Angeles, July 15.—Following dispute at Third and Alameda-sts. today, J. P. Tourtet, 56, of 344 S. Alameda-st., was shot in the left leg by a watchman. The two men became involved in an argument and, according to Tourtet's statement to Detective Sergeants Co. and Stevens, he disarmed the watchman when the man pointed a revolver at him. He said the watchman returned with a rifle and shot him. Witman, Eyesight Specialist. The Plain Denier for Good Printing At WEBER'S FREE ENLARGEMENT OF YOUR Favorite Pictures Preserve the memories of your summer good times by having your films developed by a reliable studio. 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