Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 195, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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WICHITA DAILY TIMES, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917.
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SSauk.
“TRADE WITH SAUL AND HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK”
HOOVER DEFENDS
ADMINISTRATION
SUGAR MEASURES
THOUSANDS OF-
WORLD SITUATION WITH REFER-
ENCE TO STAPLE IS OUTLINE
ED MY EXPORT.
SONORA’S
Went into the homes of the Best Judges of Real Music on Christmas as presents; thou-
sands of other . '
CALENDARS
.......TO.......
GIVE AWAY
=—..
Did You Get One?
I Nave One for You!
“Trade with SAUL and
1 • 1 1. 1.99
have money in the bank
OUT OF THE HICH RENT D/ST/CT"
6/7 /oraNa Avr
Knight Casings
30x3 Non-Skid
$12.00 EACH
4,000 Mile Guarantee—Overstocked
TEXAS TIRE & SUPPLY CO-.
Wholesale and Retail Tires-Tubes-Accessories
719 Eighth Street
Phone 1925
Wanted-To Buy
100 SECOND-HAND TYPE-
WRITERS—ANY MAKE. WE
% WILL PAY YOU MORE
WICHITA TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
R. H. HOLLINGER, Mgr.
707 Eighth St.
Phone 2222
—FOR-
AUTOMOBILE TOPS
. .. - 4 * %
AND SEAT COVERS
1
—SEE-
B. J. PORCH
1104 SEVENTH STREET
Wichita Falls, Texas
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Has Been Denied Privilege of Pre-
senting Facts to the Congressional
Inquiry Committee.
By Assurated Press
Washington, Dec. 25.—Food Ad
ministrator Hoover’s statement on
the sugar situation, which he tried
unsuccessfully to get before the sen
ate committee investigating the sugar
shortage was made public last night
by the White House. It attributes
the shortage here to the heavy move-
ment of sugar from the western hem-
isphere to Europe, and asserts that
without the fixing of prices by agree
ment, sugar would have been selling
for 25 to 30 cents a pound and more
than two hundred millions dollars
probably would have been profiteered
from the American people by this
time. T :
The statement contains the food ad-
ministrator’s reply to charges made
before the committee by Claus
Spreckels, president of the Federal
Refining Company, that the sugar sit-
nation was mismanaged and sets
forth In detail the administration’s ef-
forts to keep sugar prices down while
supplying large quantities to the al-
lies.
Administrator Ignored.
The committee, of which Senator
Reed is chairman, not only had refus-
ed to make the statement a part of
the congressional record, but has de,
clined thus far to permit Hoover to
take the stand to answer Spreckel’s
charges. When the hearing is re-
sumed, however, it is understood Mr.
Hoover will be permitted to tell his
story.
At the outset, the statement pre-
sents the world sugar situation as It
existed prior to the European war.
The allies then produced much of
their own supplies and purchased the
remainder from Germany. Before the
war they took only 300,000 tons an-
nually from the western hemisphere.
This year they have taken 1,400,00
tons.
"That,” says the food administrator,
"is the cause of the sugar shortage;
and nothing else."
Aided France and England.
The statement says the food ad-
ministration has handled the situa-
tion with a view to sustaining the
morale of France and England, where
the sugar has been extremely low for
months and at the same time prevent-
Ing a jump in price to twenty or
twenty five cents here.
Since the food administration was
created in August, the United States
has exported to the Allies 110,356 tons
of raw product This, it is declared.
Is just the amount of the shortage in
the United States.
Even with these shipments, it is
pointed out the supply in England
and France has been inadequate. Con-
sumption In England has been reduc-
ed to twenty-four pounds a year for
each person, and in France to four
teen pounds, against a consumption in
America of fifty five pounds.
The shortage, the food administra-
tor declares, will continue during next
year, as It is the duty of the United
States to continue to feed the Allies.
SONORA’S
will find their way into like homes as NEW YEAR PRESENTS.
“HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOURS?"
“IF NOT, WHY NOT TODAY?”
The highest class talking machine in the world
4
1
DICHADINGON TAVI QD DDI IC CO "The Store ofBetter Service”
NICHANDSUN-TATLUN UAOU CU. Ohio and Seventh
til January 1, will be about $180,000,- cheaper to the. Atlantic consumer next | David Wark. Griffith’s, magnificent sweeping along the moonlit roads.
000. Every cent pound rise, means *
spec stacle “The Birth of a Nation,” There is a pictorical punch in every
***e,o ---=: j . which, will commence a 2 night and i scene. This realistic pictorial re-
i ..... wish to stifle production In New Year matinee engagement at the production of history in the making
would have meant $180,000,000 profit- , Cuba we could not take that course-just Wichita Theatre, beginning Monday, ! E. MMO to both WRE
eered from the American consumer, at the time of all times in our history: Dec. 31st. ----
There was no other way under the I when we want production for our-i. During the past season ‘in New
law to prevent profiteering except by selves and the Allies. Further than,. ... -., —...„.., ....._„..,,„.„.
voluntary agreement, as the food bill that, such a course would produce dis Pittsburgh, St. Louis and in all of
carried no power to fix prices. Theseturbances in Cuba and destroy even I the large cities of the country the
agreements have of necessity Loon:-%. ------------- 5. -,- --:,, .---- -— :ue ..- 2.
made with the old manufacturers in- these, materialreasons is one of hilpeen eclipsed and new records.es.
eluding the sugar trust.
about $18,000,000. Twenty cent sugar
year than now, yes*
Production in Cuba.
"If we 1
and old. Schools have been dismiss-
ed all over the United States so
During the past season ‘in New d over us Sauccu Sunes s
York. Chieavo, Boston, Philadelphia, that the children mient" attend mat
inee perofrmances. Besides the his-
been our present eputles—but beyond ani vast records, for, long runs, have constant "emotional Inroo or the r
1 mantle story thrills the hearts of
s. . an , . 'all. It is the supreme achievement
over six.million people have of modern histrionism in its newest
-.....Never before guise untrammelled by the limita-
tions of the stage. Never did those
who participated in the actual acenes
.... ever see what can be witnessed to-
" 7 re day in the comfort of a theatre seat
* PPH* end Dy-for those who lived then never had
led the attendance has been larger such a comprehensive outlook. The
than during the earlier engagements coining return engagement of "Tne
is of extremely rare occurrence Birth of a Nation” is announced as
I that anyone is satisfied with one auclutely the last in this city
I seeing of this wonderful production, absolutely the last in
iit is safe to say that three million: ----------------------------------------------------------------
people have seen it at least two . . . .
Few people realize that fifty OLD MATTRESSES
___________________I people are req ui red to prope rly pre- . 4
"Taking into consideration all facts.! sent to the public this gigantic pro- MADE
nIduction. There is ,an orchestra of 1 4*4/00. st
_______--:_. _______... ---------------------thirty carefully selected musicians. .
We made an and considering the increased canning ! expert operators, electricians and A fanite uneven Mattren. mates .
.......others who make up a roster as good nIEN S HeP impossible. Let
make over any such mattress you may
have in mind. We’ll return it to you,
1 not just as good but better than it was
man justice. This great country has tablished that are almost unbeliev-
no right by the might of its position able. .
to strangle Cuba.” enjoyed its wonders. ____________
The statement recounts the food ad-l have so many people flocked to see
' Twice every day!
sumption to avert the shortage which the theatres have been filled where-
was foreseen in the summer. lever it has been, presented. ._____
"The food administration has con-1 return engagements have been play-
ducted a systematic campaign for the ’ ' “ * 5
reduction of individual sugar con-
sumption," says the statement. The
reduction has shown in the decrease
Independent Refiners.
"Independent refiners are repre- .ue „.„..„.,„.., ...vunco ... .... ....... ou ....... pe
sented by majority on a committee ministration's efforts to reduce con-jan entertainment,
whose duty it is to divide the import-
ed sugar between all equitably. This
committee has no price-fixing pow-
ers; it has solely to do with distribu-
tion. The independent refiners who
have been fighting the trust for years
could be depended on to watch any
unfair action.
of candy sales, but, on the other hand
“An appeal to prejudice has been a similar compaign for the preserva-
made against the food administration tion of .fruit has increased consump..
because the Cuban price is about 34 j tion in that direction—but will reduce times,
cents above that which prevailed in | consumption later on. I
1917 prior to September 1. It has“Tatis ........*
been said in effect that the Cubans it is not certain that there has been 1
are at our mercy, that we could get I any' increase in actual consumption 1
exhaustive study of the cost of pro-I use there may have been a decrease.":---._ ____________- _ _______...
ducing sugar In Cuba last year: Mr. Hoover emphatically denied large as that of most dramatic com-
through our own agents in Cuba. We [ charges that George M. Rolph, head I panies, in fact much larger than the 1
found that an average profit of at I of the food administration’s sugar di-l average. It is the massiveness in! 2gou out occur ... ,. ...
least one cent per. pound was neces- | vision, endeavored to benefit the Cali-both material andr manner of presen-i tn
sary in order to maintain and stimu-fornia Refinery, of which he is head, tation of "The Birth of a Nation"! * - - ’
late production, or that a minimum I through the arrangement of the Cuban 5 * 5
price of $4.73 was necessary and even I price. * -.
this would stifle some producers. The
price ultimately agreed upon was 23
cents’ above these figures, or about
Cuba last
Mr
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one fifth of a cent per pound to the
American consumer, and more than
this amount has been saved by our
reduction in refiners profits and in
net results sugar- would be one cent
that has made the blic not only
willing but eager to pay the prices
necessarily charged for such a pro-
RETURN OF ENGAGEMENT OF Iduction. Ip the Griffith spectacle
"BIRTH OF A NATION" the scenes of sheer strength and
-----' beauty are of Homeric grandeur.
Never in the history of the thr a-1 Not eyen. Nerc > ever gazed uDon so
tre has there ever been so wide-1 magnificent a rectacle. The night
spread a- demand for return engage-: riding of the Ku Klux Klan looks
ments of a play as there is fori like a campany of avenging spectres
our own special make, we will not
only guarantee its substantiability.
workmanship, but guarantee you a.
good night’s sleep, if it taken only s.
comfortable mattress to induce it.
Bell Mattress Co. i
T. J. EDMONSON.‘mannger. i
Supplies Will Be Short.
“Next year,” he says, "our supplies
will be short 250,000 to 300,000 tons
unless the Allies go to Java for sup-
plies. This amounts to an economy
of about ten per cent on our part. If-
the Allies are forced to go to Java, it 7
will require an extra amount of ship-
ping. which, if used to transport
troops, will move150,000 or 200.000
American soldiers to France . -
- “If statements that there will be an
abundance of sugar next year are be
lieved hv the American public it will
do thia country’s war efforts incalcu-
able harm. The number of troops we
can send across is limited. If we, in
our greed and gluttony, force the Al-
lies either to reduce their ration or
to go to remote-markets after sugar
we will, have done tremendous dam-
age to our abilities to win the war"
Charges that the food administra-
tion has permitted sugar stocks to ra
main in parts of the country unmoved -
are denied, as are statements that
sugar was left in Cuba while an effort
was,made to beat down Cuban prices.
Are No Sugar Stocks.
"There are no sugar stocks in this
country," it is declared, "which are
not in course of distribution. Some
30,000 tons held up by the embargo
have been released for American con-
sumption. All but a trivial amount of
Cuban sugar has been exported either
to the Allies or to the United States.
This is shown by the report from the
American consul general in Cuba.”
. As to the fixing of sugar prices,
the food administrator has this to
say: .
“In order to prevent profiteering
out of the situation, the food adminis-
tration considered strong action was
necessary, and imposed a maximum
profit on refiners and wholesalers.
The refiners margin was $1.84 per
hundred and nine months before the
food administration came into ex la
fence. It was reduced to $1.30 and a
saving of more than $25,000,000 per
annum was effected.
* Against Profiteering.
“As a further precaution against
profiteering, the administration ob-
tained a voluntary agreement with
the beet sugar factories that they
would not sell sugar at more than
$6.25 a hundred’ pounds seaboard.
Some who already had contracted at
$9.00 rescinded their contracts. This
Was followed by similar agreements
as to Louisiana, Cuban and Hawaiian
arrivis.
"The net result of these voluntary
agreements was to reduce-trade rul-
ing price of sugar one and three quar-
ters cents west of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio and one cent on the
tlantic. Had these arrangements not
been made, sugar would have risen
to 25 or 30 cents a pound.
Numerous prosecutions have been
started against firms which have sold
sugar at prices of 15 and 10 cents.
“The consumers' sugar bill, from
the time restraints were imposed un-
DR. J. D. PROCTOR
PAINLESS DENTIST
Phaneer omen saenn manidanss ste
Office over Morris Drug Store
•01 12 Indians Ave.
Wichita • NIG NTS COMMENCING DEC 21
- ■ Z —ONE MONDAY DECJ I
A MATINFF Matinee (TUESDAY) New YearsDay
Theatr
Wichita
Falls
Seats on Sale at
Rexali Drug Store
Thursday, Dec. 27
10 a. m. Phone238
T.T. TAATTC Matinee 25c
TIi Ho and-50c
I I VNights $1.00
MATINEE
NIGHT
2:30
y8:30
D. W. Griffith’s Gigantic Military Spectacl
18,000
People
Cost
1500.000
3,000
Horses
•W * rt ■
5,000
Scene
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Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 195, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1917, newspaper, December 26, 1917; Wichita Falls, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1704300/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.