Show I i r. r l r- r r. r f f f t J i I I It t i t I r 5 o l. l f. f j k i t o J J ij ie e American reached his only to be informed that the walnut trees as a I matter of fact were vere 2 miles farther I on Although the nuts were similar to the English walnut of California the Hear Bear state I has no such walnut I trees to show as the In to to found deep leep In China In another part of the world tongues are I wagging over a I new and probably Important development In Inthe inthe the nut trade Beside the northern tributaries of the sprawling Amazon prows grows a palm tree which produces the nut Probably the gave pra Inspiration for the phrase ahard a hard nut to crack I Its spherical Its I shell about the size of a baseball has been known to withstand six tons tons' pressure The prize for the strong man who can crack a Is a group of nut nutmeats nutmeats meats I the size sire and shape of shelled Brazil nuts Each nut meat will burn readily and can be used as a candle meat Is CO 66 per cent oil which Is said to be the only nut oil that can be substituted for coconut coconut coco coco- nut oil To Americans must come much credit for putting nut growing on on a I business basis The walnut orchard the pecan 01 orchard chard anti and the almond orchard orchard or or- chard are largely I American u- u h. h Coconut Puts Lather In Lather Almonds are I grown all I around the Mediterranean I I basin but the United States gets her chief supplies from Italy and Spain Spam Anatolia Greece and North Africa ship to noi th them em ern Europe The Orient also I looks to the Mediterranean for almonds Practically the entire Kalian Italian supply of r shelled almonds I goes to India whereat where It Itis Is is an essential to some of the famous Indian dishes Recent exposures of cream dilution with coconut fat In New York city give some hint to the uses of the coco coco- nut Its role as an on edible not nut Is small compared to Its part In the modern Industrial scheme as ns maker of at oleomargarine oleomargarine oleo oleo- I margarine soap and ond salad oil and can con dIes It also Is widely used In mg cream manufacture to Impart a it producing lather quality An Important all nt nut which Is not not edible Is HI the palm nut The African Gold Cold Coast ships thousands of tons tons tons-an an annually to the United Stales States for soap candles mulles coloring for butter substitute h resistant heat paints shoe polish un and for tor lubrication of cutt cutting tools The Tile tin plate industry Is lb one ol ot the heaviest buyers of at palm nuts 1 lm oil Is la essential to the of or that n necessity of ot modern modem civilization the tin Jin can enn Thin sheet iron Itou after helno being passed Into It Ite It bath of molten I tin 1111 hi must he e trou brought ht through h palm oil oil floating on the hot metal Celal when It eme emerges cs with Its shiny tin Un CO coit coat M bli an Candidate aa da for or r the he United ed S States a e S Senate na a III 1 r t Ili i il l Y k I 1 Heed eed Smoot ED SMOOT born at Salt Lake Utah January 10 1862 Edu- Edu I in elementary scho ls of Provo at Brigham Yo Young ng ty and University of Utah Following from Brigham Young unity uni- uni ty tv Senator Smoot entered the and other business enter- enter s. J-s. s. s On April 5 1900 was called he Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- Lat lay Saints to the Q Quorum orum of the live lye Ive Apostles was was was' elected ed to toled led cd States senate to succeed to-succeed Joseph and took his scat on March 03 was r elected re-elected by y Unanimous vote of Utah state stat legis legis- re for second term of six years nning inning March 4 1909 elected re-elected J th rd term by direct vote pf f neo- neo beginning March 4 1915 re-elect- re tor or or fourth term berm beginning March his seat in the Unit United d des pes es se senate ate was vas contest contested d for sey- sey ey- ey years rears and his right thereto sub s ed d to a long lory senatorial Senator Smoot at once became Jading ading member of that strong roof co- co 2 of Republican statesmen which d dd d Aldrich Allison Beveridge lew iv w Dolliver Fairbanks Frye L Hawley Lodge McCumber Gal- Gal Ir r Nelson Penrose Platt of 1 i. i Quay Spooner Teller an and War War- yar Smoot soon became chair- chair i of ot the committee on Standards and Measures He Hc was also I on the following important com- com ees Claims Civil Service Pat- Pat Pensions Railroads and Indian editions In he was mado made tuber of the important committee Lan Lands s. s H His s industry and I tant activity was always apparent as early as and 1906 he 1906 he was mental in extending the time homestead settlers settlers' i in Utah and anda a n leading g part in other public irs especially with respect to mat- mat touching lands lurda l in Utah other and and other tern states wring luring the GIst congress than six years aft after r becoming a of the senate Utah's dis- dis u senator was assigned to the ther r committee on Finance It was during this year that th the tha Payne- Payne Aldrich tariff b bill ll was uppermost in inthe inthe in inthe the minds minds' o of senators and and representatives tives S Sana Senator tor Smoot debated the issues raised so ably and with such sucha I a complete fund of information that he lie amazed even hs his veteran colleagues His knowledge of economics was so thorough h th that t he vo won the admiration of friend and foe alike These debates de debates de- de eb e- e b bates t s bi ought brought t Senator Senat r Smoot oot I to the front rank of the senate In the succeeding sessions of congress con gress gross the Utah senator has repeatedly repeated made mads valuable contributions to the statesmanship of the country especially bly by way of speeches on the pro- pro o 0 ed cd Court of Commerce the Postal Savins Savin- avin is s banks the Canadian Reciprocity ty ity bill bBl the creation pf of an independent independent- t tariff riff board And when in in 1910 the q t st on of the prices prices of foreign p pod pod- oa u-ts u before congress he was he-was was the f r f f rsc t. t to proclaim t that at The real of article is its any exchange value a which has ever ever been heen one I of er the c cardinal principles of the of-the the Republican Re Re- publican party I. I Utah's senior senator has consistently consist consist- anti championed t the h c Republican doctrine dc rne of When the U Und Un Un- d rood d tariff MIl bill camel before the senate enate in tin 1913 Senator Smoot came again to to- the fore as as- the natural spokesman of the Republican minority minority minority minor minor- ity and su succeeded ce ded in exposing the fallacies fallacies fallacies fal fal- fal- fal of that measure A the United States declared war Var a against Get Senator Smoot steadfastly supported the he administrative tio i l' l of f President Woodrow Wilson He lie assisted ass in passing th the war revenue measure of 1917 an and other legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion designed to win the war Following the war the Utah senator vied vo d J for the Covenant of the League If Nations if-Nations N t os' os with the Lodge reserva- reserva Mars ions but but voted against it when it-when when those were defeated in the te e Ha He I h has been een largely ir ir y l' l he the creation rea ton on of the Budget f e oj j n and nd cI the thc passage of revenue I an and appropriation measures measures s measurably measurably measurably ably lowering prices and living costs coats When the Republicans were rest restored restore red to power in all branches of government government government govern govern- ment with the election of President Harding Senator Smoot became chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Joint Congressional committee committee com com- on pr printing panting and also of th the joint committee on Reorganization of the Administrative Branches of of th the Federal Government and because o ohis of his comprehensive knowledge knowledg of al all all matters relating to the r revenues venues am and the tariff the burden of framing an and passing and defending the the first firs emergency tariff bill after r the war wa fell largely upon his shoulders am and when President Wilson vetoed the bi bill he sponsored the second emergency tariff bill which became a law soon soon after President Hardings inauguration tion During the debate on the s suga sugar gar schedules of the 1922 tariff bill bilI Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Smoot spoke for two hours hours- am and although continually interrupted by 1 members of the opposition none wa was was was' able to copo cope with him and his his' formidable formidable formidable able array of facts and figures II Hs courage of conviction has never been questioned and his hi's speeches in defence defence de de- fence of Republican principles have always been fearlessly logical and en en- lightening In December 1923 Senator Smoot became chairman if of l the powerful senate committee on Finance the first firs time that a man from the thc Rock Rocky Mountain West Vest was ever so honored His first great work a as ae chairman of this important committee was to secure secure secure se se- cure the passage of the 1924 tax reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re bill During the past four years as a member of President Coolidge's International Debt Funding Funding Fund Fund- ing commission he has successfully guided through the senate the highly important measure measure- measure funding funding the enormous enormous enormous enor enor- obligations due and acid owing to this country by Americas America's war time allies ames Senator Smoot has constantly been called upon to give his attention to national and international affairs but bui but has las never lost si sight ht of the needs am and requirements of Utah and her people Among his notable accomplishment accomplishment- in n behalf of Utah a few of the most important showing his dil diligence gence relative relative relative rel rel- rel- rel to matters either of general or special interest to this state are the following The Strawberry Valley Irrigation project which still furnishes most of the he wat water r to Utah county The Federal Reserve bank in Salt Lake City almost completed at a cost of The munitions buildings south of Ogden at a cost of OO The Forest Service headquarters Ogden The great Echo reclamation project just starting in Ut Utah h which cost the I United States government I to begin and will still require I to complete 1 I Numerous appropriations for fedI federal fed- fed i I eral oral buildings for post offices throughout through- through j j i out the state of Utah j I The law creating Zion National park parko Laws for the conservation of Utah and other Western forest lands The Smoot Dry Farm laThe la law The law m making king Bryce canyon a national park The oil leasing law of February 6 5 1920 The law to grant additional pensions to Civil and Spanish-American Spanish war veterans Laws pensioning veterans of Indian wars Besides es these actual accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments Senator Smoot has also introduced introduced intro intro- bills to establish a military aviation aviation avia avia- tion academy in Utah to provide for the acquirement of rural homes in the public land states to stabilize the livestock industry for the leasing of irrigable Indian lands to t establish a game sanctuary in m the Wasatch forest orest to quiet title to the school lands as aswell aswell aswell well as a great number of bills for the purchase of sites and erection of ot public buildings in the various cities of the state many many of of which are now receiving the earnest consideration c of 01 congress ss |