The Washington times., 1917-12-18
To-~~ooo What It
The House Votes Submit Prohibition to the States by 282
l28-The Beer and Light Wine Amendment Voted Down Mr.
Byans Theory Of the Result Spreckes Estimates The Pos
sbe Profits Of His Rivals in Food Administration Military AZ
fairs and Land Leasing.
By w. v. BYARS.

Great" soon after he cut it with one
stroke of his sword. -
Food Director Hoover appeared
yesterday at the session of the SEN
ate Committee on Manufactures.
ready to supply information from his
standpoints as needed. 1t was most
poned, but questions, framed to rep-
resent the food administration. were
submitted by members of the COM
mittee to Claus H. Spreckels, whose
testimony continued during the day.
Just before adjournment, Mr.. Baptist
rose to a question of personal privi-
lege, feeling that his good faith as a
member of the food administration
had been called in question. Chair
man Reed assured him that i this
was done at all, it must have been
in the testimony and not by the com
mittee, which, as SCOT. as possible,
would invite. him to take the stand,
with full freedom to make his un-
derstanding of the whole situation
part of the permanent record.
As Mr.. Spreckels continued his ex-
PLANTATION, there was already enough
education in sugar. as he under
stands 1t, on record to make several
volumes. In the volume he contrib
uted yesterday, rich IN the statistical
history of the sugar trade in gen.
eral, and Of the food administration
in particular, several points appeared
to be acute enough to account for
questions of personal privilege. Mr..
Hoover's lately published statement
was made part of the record. Mr..
Spreckels said that he had never
been made "sore" by Mr. Hoover, or
by anything done by the Commits
sion, except as it had operated to
prevent him from refining sugar to
prevent shortage to the public.
He said also in answer to ques-
tons that Mr.. Rolph's company and
the Western company, controlling
Hawaiian sugar, had held enough
raw sugar to prevent shortaoe if it
had been refined and marketed as
needed. The food administration
questions bore on difficulties of
transportation.
The acutest point in the testimony
was reached when Mr.. Spreckles was
asked to estimate the probable or
possible increased profits of MEM
bers Of the food administration ex-
pert committees under its plans for
co-ordinating the 1918 supply. He
estimated that profits on Hawaiian
sugar would be increased SO, 200, 900
or thereabouts next year.. to be d.
vided between the interess repre-
scented by Mr.. Rolph and the Western
Company, in proportions of about
one-third for the Western and two
thirds for Mr.. Rolph and his asso-
ciates. The increase TO the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company ire
ferred to in asides as the Sugar
Trust'0 he estimated at about
"a 100000. He said also that under
no food regulation at all, it was his
judgment that sugar in 1918 would
go lower" He postponed a con-
siderable number of tables Of statis-
tics, bearing on such points, until
he can verify them from records
back of the beginning Of the
war. There was a general feeling
in the committee room at adjourn
ment, that after the opening he has
made, education is likely to be forth
coming in ways that were lately I'M
He left the chair still
smiling family. His faint smile was
a very distinct feature of an unpre-
cedented day at the Capitol.