Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-22

TELL STORY
President Wilson Takes
Hand in Investigation and
Forces Committee to Hear
Food Director.
In Prepared Statement it Is
Declared Food Admins
tration Has Maintained
Morale of Allied Armies
and Kept Prices Down.
STATEMENT NOT ACCEPTED.
Washington, Dec. 22.-After re-
ceiving long statement from
Herbert Hoover answering critics
of the food administration, the
senate sugar probe committee de-
cided not to officially recognize it
this afternoon.
Because Mr.. Hoover will testify
later. the committee decided the
statement will not be accepted"
Chairman Reed said after an exe-
cutive session.
Reed has asked Hoover to ap-
hnf0
person" next Friday.
President Wilson personally ap-
pealed to the committee to accept
the statement today that the coun-
try might hear Hoover's side Of
che sugar controversy.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Herber
Hoover after personal Intervention of
President Wilson, answered critics of
the food administration before the SEN
ate sugar probe today.
In prepared statement, introduced
in committee hearing only after the
White House had so requested, Hoover
declared his activities had resulted in
maintaining the morale of the allied
countries and had kept sugar prices in
this country from soaring to more than
20 cents a pound.
For more than a week Hoover has
been prevented from testifying before
the sugar committee while serious
charges were launched against his
sugar administration by Claus A.
Spreckels and Others
PRESIDENT TAKES HAND,
Ioday he was to appear at noon. but
after an executive session, Chairman
Reed of the committee announced
Hoover's testimony would be postponed
until next week.
IL was then the president took a
hand and after communicating his
wishes to the committee, 1t was de-
eided to let Hoover deliver his answer
today. Hoover submitted a long state
ment Immediately.
dlnerence of opinion developed
then IN the committee, as to whether
members should officially go into the
Hoover statement. introduced by Sena
tor Jones, or delay study of it. II was
finally decided after executive session
to postpone official deliberation on the
communication until 2:SO o'clock at
least
BEET GROWERS HEARD.
Between disturbances over admitting
HooVers statement. the COMMITTEES
heard some sugar beet growers.
resolution of a Los Angeles county.
California. grand jury. declaring the
acreage of sugar beets would be greatly
reduced next year unless the refiners
would raise the price paid the farmers.
was read by Thomas L. Woolwine.
Telegrams to President Wilson and
Herbert Hoover telling of the situation
in the west were sent by Woolwine
Nov. 80, and these were read into the
record.
"Refiners' profits are SO EXCESSIVE"
the telegram read, that one company
with a capital of 100000 made about
100000 last year and another company.
capitalized at 81. 100000. made 5000, ,000..
REMEDY FOR SITUATION.
BY the food administrations recent
decision to establish a commission in
Los Angeles to determine fair price
for sugar beets. the growers repre-
sentatives said they believed Hoover
had found remedy for the situation
in the west.
During the recess. the representatives
declared their statements that the prfce